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Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Public Affairs and Communications Support
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Cheshire West and Chester Council: "Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Public Affairs and Communications Support". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Cheshire West and Chester Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Cheshire West and Chester Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Cheshire West and Chester Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
10.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
AAREON UK LIMITEDTop vendor: 54.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 155 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| AAREON UK LIMITED | 1 win | £892,800 |
| CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL | 1 win | £736,800 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCheshire West and Chester Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Aug 2026, 08:40 BST | Last source update19 Aug 2026, 08:40 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e705 | ||
What is being bought
The Combined Authority is seeking flexible public affairs and communications support to strengthen its profile, improve engagement with government and political stakeholders, and ensure clear, strategic communication of its priorities.
The CA requires external support to:
• Provide strategic public affairs advice aligned to organisational priorities and emerging programmes.
• Build and manage relationships with UK Government, ministers, parliamentarians, officials and other political stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to influence national policy, funding decisions and major government processes.
• Produce high quality political and stakeholder communications, including letters, briefings, submissions, speeches and meeting preparation.
• Support engagement with local MPs, council leaders, neighbouring authorities, businesses, universities and regional partners.
• Strengthen the CA's reputation through proactive media, stakeholder engagement and thought leadership.
• Provide political intelligence, horizon scanning and advice on emerging issues.
• Ensure coordinated communications across public affairs, policy, media and corporate channels.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
19 Aug 2026, 08:40 BST - Official notice release published
19 Aug 2026, 08:40 BST - Buyer information updated
19 Aug 2026, 08:40 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
19 Aug 2026, 08:40 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £48,750
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards CWE COMMUNICATIONS LTD Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £48,750 · signed 30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCJB-2814-BHZPDocuments (0)
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