DHSC: Independent Review, Mental Health- External Communications Support

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£45,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Hanbury Strategy

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To secure time‑limited external communications support to manage the publication of the Final Report of the Independent Review into Prevalence and Support for Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism, ensuring clear, accurate and accessible communication of complex and potentially contested evidence, protecting the Review’s independence and managing reputational risk during a high‑profile publication period.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

79340000 Advertising and marketing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
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: 21 Oct 2026, 14:57 BST
Last source update: 21 Oct 2026, 14:57 BST
Authority reference: C449990
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-099575
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078d10 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2026

Contract award notice published
21 Oct 2026, 14:57 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £45,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hanbury Strategy21 Oct 2026 – 22 Oct 2026	£45,000	21 Oct 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Hanbury StrategyAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10361418 2 London Bridge, London, London, SE1 9RAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender21 Oct 2026, 14:57 BST