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title: "DfE - Invest NI - Provision of Public Relations Services and management of Invest NI Wechat and Weibo Social Media Accounts in mainland China"
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# DfE - Invest NI - Provision of Public Relations Services and management of Invest NI Wechat and Weibo Social Media Accounts in mainland China

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-invest-ni-provision-of-public-relations-services-and-management-of-invest-ni-wechat-an-ocds-h6vhtk-02f821). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DfE Invest Northern Ireland: "DfE - Invest NI - Provision of Public Relations Services and management of Invest NI Wechat and Weibo Social Media Accounts in mainland China". Published status: complete. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [DfE Invest Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dfe-invest-northern-ireland-GB-FTS-35120)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 December 2021 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, Business and management consultancy services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Public relations consultancy services, Public relations management services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f821`

## 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-public-relations-services-and-management-of-invest-ni-wechat-an-ocds-h6vhtk-02f821#tl-md)

## Description
Invest Northern Ireland wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide PR services to support its mainland China activity on a project basis and to manage their Wechat and Weibo social media accounts. The Contractor shall plan and implement PR and social media activity in order to best showcase Northern Ireland as a place to do business, NI’s expertise in key trade sectors and raise the profile of Northern Ireland as an investment location. Activity will include strategic and tactical PR i.e. media liaison, arrange media interviews, drafting press releases and editorial, press briefings etc. and social media content production.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79400000, 79410000, 79416000, 79416100, 79416200
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** Invest Northern Ireland wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide PR services to support its mainland China activity on a project basis and to manage their Wechat and Weibo social media accounts. The Contractor shall plan and implement PR and social ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `005288-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Shanghai Sida Tuofu Management Consulting Co Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-45354`
  - Value: £500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000
  - Signed Date: 22/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005288-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-25T12:35:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:30:06.001Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f821