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# DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services for Americas, GB and Europe

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-invest-ni-provision-of-pr-and-media-relations-services-for-americas-gb-and-europe-ocds-h6vhtk-0646ef). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Invest Northern Ireland: "DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services for Americas, GB and Europe". Published status: complete. Published Value: £480,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Invest Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/invest-northern-ireland-gov-ot1338)
- **Published Value:** £480,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 March 2026 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public relations consultancy services, Public relations management services, Public relations services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £480,000 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-invest-ni-provision-of-pr-and-media-relations-services-for-americas-gb-and-europe-ocds-h6vhtk-0646ef#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0646ef`

## 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/dfe-invest-ni-provision-of-pr-and-media-relations-services-for-americas-gb-and-europe-ocds-h6vhtk-0646ef#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-invest-ni-provision-of-pr-and-media-relations-services-for-americas-gb-and-europe-ocds-h6vhtk-0646ef#participate

## Description
Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) wishes to appoint a Supplier(s) to provide PR and Media Relations services for the organisation in both the Americas (Lot 1) and GB and Europe territories (Lot 2). The PR contract activity will include PR strategy development, writing press releases or editorial content, media engagement and pitching to secure interviews, media training, sourcing third party suppliers e.g. photographers and videographers for media events for PR purposes to cover the Americas and GB and Europe regions. The PR Contract will support Invest NI Sectors and International. Marketing team to promote Northern Ireland as a place to do business with and locate in and will complement the wider marketing, communications and event activity undertaken in the respective markets. Under the contract, the PR and media relations activity will include but is not limited to strategic and tactical PR activity such as media engagement, media advice, media liaison, arranging media visits, media interviews, media training, drafting press releases, drafting editorial content features, press briefings, crisis management, social media support i.e. use of influencers from the region and other PR related activities such as sourcing and or booking photographers, videographers and attending Invest NI events, if required.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: The Americas
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79416000, 79416100, 79416200

- **Estimated Value:** £240,000
- **Description:** For the purpose of this contract, the Americas has been broken down into;
USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile
- **Contract Period:** 29/03/2026 to 30/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: GB and Europe
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79416000, 79416100, 79416200

- **Estimated Value:** £240,000
- **Description:** For the purpose of this contract, the areas this refers to include; 
GB, Ireland, DACH (Germany, Switzerland, Austria), France Benelux (Belgium, Netherland, Luxembourg), Nordics (Norway, Denmark), Spain, Portugal, Italy
- **Contract Period:** 29/03/2026 to 30/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Berlin Media Relations LLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PDJL-9216-RMRJ`
  - Value: £240,000
  - Date: 04/06/2026

- **Award:** DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Atticus Partners Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PXPV-4276-WBGN`
  - Value: £240,000
  - Date: 04/06/2026

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £240,000
  - Signed Date: 18/06/2026

- **Contract:** DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £240,000
  - Signed Date: 18/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009977-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-19T09:52:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T22:55:23.945Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0646ef