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Published 23 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

C0153 - Glasgow Commonwealth Games PR Support

Official notice

Authority: Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£462,500£555,000 inc. VAT1.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026awarded 2 Apr 2026
Awarded to Run Communications Limited
Contract term 6 moends 31 Oct 2026 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PR support contract for the delivery of outcomes related to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on behalf of the National Lottery Promotions Unit

  • No preliminary market engagement: Not required

CPV: Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£462,500
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 (6 mo)Value: £462,500 exc. VAT · £555,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79416000 Public relations services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per ITT

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per ITT

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 90%
  • Commercial: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial
  • Technical
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per ITT

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per ITT

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
Last source update
27 Apr 2026, 10:49 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Apr 2026
Authority reference
C0153
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016056
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Public relations services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065a13 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
11 Mar 2026, 23:55 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

23 Feb 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published244 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by227 days ago
    11 Mar 2026, 23:55 GMT
  3. Submission deadline218 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent206 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by205 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Latest notice published181 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 10:49 BST
  7. Contract starts177 days ago
    1 May 2026

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Apr 2026, 18:44 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Apr 2026, 18:44 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    27 Apr 2026, 10:49 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £456,2501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1313 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Run Communications Limited1 May 2026 – 31 Oct 2026£456,2502 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Glasgow Commonwealth Games PR Support · Run Communications Limited

    Signed
    23 Apr 2026
    Value
    £456,250
    Period
    23 Apr 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: No formal KPIs set - this is a short PR contract with specific outcomes / deliverables

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13final-stage tenders130—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The National Lottery Community Fund

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNLV-9975-CQQW Apex House, 3 Embassy Drive, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1TRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Run Communications LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 8204067GB-PPON: PYTH-5784-BHXR Ground Floor, 19 New Road,, Brighton, South East, BN1 1UFContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender