Official UK procurement notice
CSP26673 - Creative strategy and development
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Procurement run by: UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,500,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 5 Nov 2026
Award (standstill) to FCG Worldwide Limited (Trading as Four Agency Worldwide)
Notice summary
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) requires the provision of creative strategy and development services to support the. delivery of effective, high-quality communications and campaigns.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) requires the provision of creative strategy and development services to support the
delivery of effective, high-quality communications and campaigns.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,500,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCG Worldwide Limited (Trading as Four Agency Worldwide)30 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2028 · up to 29 Nov 2030Extensions: Following review, an option to extend for a further 2 years (on a +2 basis) may be considered. | £1,500,000 | 5 Nov 2026standstill to 18 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Nov 2026, 14:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2026, 14:22 GMT
- Authority reference
CSP26673- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105262- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b564Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Media and Creative Services
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Nov 2026 → 18 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published3h ago5 Nov 2026, 14:22 GMT
- Today5 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 13 days18 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2026- Contract award notice published5 Nov 2026, 14:22 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected27 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- UK Shared Business Services LtdProcuring entity
- UK Shared Busniess Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service Provider
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FCG Worldwide Limited (Trading as Four Agency Worldwide)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender