This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Crimestoppers Ilicit Tobacco Campaign
Authority: HM Revenue & Customs (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOverview:
The supplier Crimestoppers, will be given a direct award (below threshold) to deliver a 10-week national campaign aimed at changing public perception of illicit tobacco. It will also provide channels through which to report potential criminal activity relating to the importation, storage, supply and sale of illicit tobacco. This will provide a "test and learn" opportunity to gauge the effectiveness of the messaging. If successful, consideration will be given to running further campaigns.
Required deliverables:
The supplier will
- Develop a digital first campaign.
- Craft compelling messaging with an easy read call to action.
- Design creatives to present different strands of the issue.
- Produce a suite of assets as part of the campaign including:
6 static tiles
2 social carousels
1 radio ad (script)
- Develop a campaign landing page on Crimestoppers-uk.org including core messaging and call to action for reporting with a link to the anonymised reporting form.
- Create a briefing pack to assist the amplification of the campaign through Crimestoppers' network of contacts and stakeholders.
- Approach the 43 police forces that the supplier works with to support the campaign
- Garner support by sharing the briefing pack with 800+ stakeholder organisation, nongovernmental organisations, commercial entities and business partners.
- Use existing Home Office contacts to further amplify the campaign through their network.
The supplier will forward reports generated by the campaign to the customer using the mechanism covered by the existing agreement between the supplier and customer. The customer will have discretion to use the reports as it sees fit.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Oct 2026, 15:48 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 15:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096679- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064b25Find a Tender
Notice history
6 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published9 Feb 2026, 13:47 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published13 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Feb 2026, 13:51 GMTUK7
- Contract change notice published13 Oct 2026, 15:48 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST(a) This variation provides for a further campaign to that already provided by the contract. (b) Using a different supplier is not feasible as there are no other suppliers which meet the requirements for this contract. Crimestoppers are the only supplier offering fully anonymous crime reporting to the public with direct police integration. (c) No other suppliers meet the requirements. (d) This variation is for a value increase of £40,000. This is less than 50% of the £100,000 contract value.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimestoppers Trust T/A Treble5 Treble1VCSECrimestoppers Illicit Tobacco Campaign25 Feb 2026 – 25 Feb 2027 · up to 25 Feb 2028Extensions: An extension would be considered if the 10-week campaign proves to be successful in terms of public engagement and the parties agree that an extension would be beneficial to allow wider coverage and impact. | £100,000 | 13 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Crimestoppers Illicit Tobacco Campaign · Crimestoppers Trust T/A Treble5 Treble1VCSE
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Period
- 25 Feb 2026 – 5 May 2026 · up to 5 May 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- An extension would be considered if the 10-week campaign proves to be successful in terms of public engagement and the parties agree that an extension would be beneficial to allow wider coverage and impact.
- Change proposed 23 Oct 2026 (a) This variation provides for a further campaign to that already provided by the contract. (b) Using a different supplier is not feasible as there are no other suppliers which meet the requirements for this contract. Crimestoppers are the only supplier offering fully anonymous crime reporting to the public with direct police integration. (c) No other suppliers meet the requirements. (d) This variation is for a value increase of £40,000. This is less than 50% of the £100,000 contract value., new value £140,000 · standstill applies
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CRIMESTOPPERS TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender