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# Communications and Professional Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/communications-and-professional-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03492d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Powergrid: "Communications and Professional Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Powergrid](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-powergrid-coh-03271033)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services, Advertising consultancy services, Data collection and collation services, Graphic design services, Market research services (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03492d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/communications-and-professional-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03492d#tl-md)

## Description
LOT 1: Specialist Consultancy (inc. Market Research)
LOT 2: Marketing, Communications and PR
LOT 3: Digital Services

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Specialist Consultancy (inc. Market Research)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 73210000, 79310000, 79416200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** We are looking for suppliers to work with us on strategic projects covering; 	
·        Strategic planning 	
·        Stakeholder Engagement	
·        Employee Engagement  	
·        Consumer Vulnerability	
·        Customer Experience 	
·        Qua...

### Lot 2: Marketing, Communications and PR (inc. crisis comms)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79340000, 79341100, 79416000, 79416200, 79822500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** We are looking for suppliers to work with us on a range of brand and marketing projects at both a strategic and tactical level covering; 	
1.       Brand   	
2.       Marketing 	
3.       Public Relations 	
4.       Media Buying
You will need to be a...

### Lot 3: Digital Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72314000, 79340000, 79341100, 79822500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** We are looking for suppliers to work with us on a range of strategic and tactical digital projects.	
You will need to demonstrate experience of working with a complex and diverse organisation and demonstrate innovative approaches within the digital l...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017032-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-22T11:03:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:45:42.391Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03492d