Official UK procurement notice
CSAC2313 PR& Marketing services
Authority: CSA Catapult (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£174,000≈ £61k / year · £208,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Aug 2025awarded 16 Oct 2025
Awarded to CityPress Services
Contract term 2 yrs 10 moends 8 Jul 2028 · starts 9 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are seeking a communications agency to support our day-to-day activities. This includes, but is not limited to:
•Content creation (press releases, case studies, blogs),
•Media relations,
•Social media support,
•Event promotion
•Stakeholder engagement.
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CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£174,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 80%
- Criterion 1: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
- Authority reference
CSAC2313- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037718- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559cfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 6 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 Jul 2025 → 20 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline6 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts9 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published367 days ago20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2025- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £174,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2010 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CityPress Services24 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2028 | £174,000 | 16 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20final-stage tenders | 10 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CityPress ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender