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# Communications & Policy Advisory Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/communications-policy-advisory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-038ba9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ETZ Ltd: "Communications & Policy Advisory Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ETZ Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/etz-ltd-coh-12491604)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 January 2023 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public relations consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £250,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038ba9`

## 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-policy-advisory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-038ba9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/communications-policy-advisory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-038ba9#participate

## Description
ETZ Ltd has a requirement to appoint an experienced firm who can provide Communications and Policy Advisory services to  support the ETZ Ltd senior management team in delivering the strategic aims of the business.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79416200
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** ETZ Ltd has a requirement to appoint an experienced firm who can provide Communications and Policy Advisory services to  support the ETZ Ltd senior management team in delivering the strategic aims of the business.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 019567-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **True North (Scotland) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-116975`
  - Value: £250,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 019567-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000
  - Signed Date: 02/04/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019567-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-26T14:50:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:21:10.566Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038ba9