Find a TenderAdministrative changeContract change notice
Published 13 Oct 2026, 15:48 BST

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

Official notice

Authority: HM Revenue & Customs (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£100,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Crimestoppers Trust T/A Treble5 Treble1

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Overview:

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 published

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
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064b25 Find a Tender

Notice history

6 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    9 Feb 2026, 13:47 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    27 Feb 2026, 13:51 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract change notice published
    13 Oct 2026, 15:48 BST
    UK10
  6. Contract change proposed
    23 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
Awards 1
Awarded value £100,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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.£100,00013 Feb 2026Awarded

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

HM Revenue & Customs

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVMW-8599-JZNJ 100 Parliament Street, London, London, SW1A 2BQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CRIMESTOPPERS TRUSTAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05382856GB-PPON: PZWY-1765-JCVW C/O Sedulo Office 605, Albert House, London, London, EC1V 9DDContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender