Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 30 Jun 2025, 12:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Communications & Marketing Programme

Official notice

Authority: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£167,000≈ £84k / year · £200,400 inc. VAT · 1 value update0.1% below published estimate

Submissions closed 25 Jul 2025awarded 19 Sept 2025

Award (standstill) to Darkhorse Design Ltd

Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2027 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Communications & Marketing Programme for Healthier Futures - New Leighton Hospital in Crewe

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEPublished value£167,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £167,000 exc. VAT · £200,400 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

79340000 Advertising and marketing services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Please contact Chris Jones - [email protected] to register interest and be set up on Atamis to receive a tender.
Technical & professional ability
Please contact Chris Jones - [email protected] to register interest and be set up on Atamis to receive a tender.

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: 100%

Published sub-criteria (1)

As per the Award Criteria & weightings document: 100%

Published award criteria (1)

As per the Award Criteria & weightings document: Please see the Award criteria and Weightings document

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Please contact Chris Jones - [email protected] to register interest and be set up on Atamis to receive a tender.
Technical & professional ability
Please contact Chris Jones - [email protected] to register interest and be set up on Atamis to receive a tender.

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 Jun 2025, 12:54 BST
Last source update: 19 Sept 2025, 14:29 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 15 Aug 2025
Authority reference: C372151
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-036078
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0555d2 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: 30 Days as per Trust and NHS standard

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/ProSpend… ↗

Please contact Chris Jones - [email protected] to register interest and be set up on Atamis to receive a tender.

Timeline

30 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
30 Jun 2025, 12:54 BST
Clarification questions by
18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
19 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published400 days ago
19 Sept 2025, 14:29 BST
Standstill ends389 days ago
30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts389 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
30 Jun 2025, 12:54 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
3 Jul 2025, 10:19 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
10 Jul 2025, 10:22 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £167,000
10 Jul 2025, 10:22 BST
was £0
Contract award notice published
19 Sept 2025, 14:29 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
19 Sept 2025, 14:29 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-06: 1 release · 30 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £166,9001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1010 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Darkhorse Design LtdSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027	£166,900	19 Sept 2025standstill to 30 Sept 2025	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
10final-stage tenders	10	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RBT · GB-PPON: PZZX-1928-RJQT Leighton Hospital, Crewe, North West, CW1 4TQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DARKHORSE DESIGN LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05500100GB-PPON: PMRV-4116-QRMH C/O Dsg Chartered Accountants Castle Chambers, Liverpool, North West, L2 9TLContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPlease contact Chris Jones - [email protected] to register interest and be set up on Atamis to receive a tender.

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Sept 2025, 14:29 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender10 Jul 2025, 10:22 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender3 Jul 2025, 10:19 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender30 Jun 2025, 12:54 BST