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DHSC: Maternity Investigation Phase 1 - Communications Specialist

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Tenderline Synopsis: Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSC: Maternity Investigation Phase 1 - Communications Specialist". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Health & Social CareScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
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Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department of Health & Social Care
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Published history for Department of Health & Social Care. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
8.6Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Wavemaker LimitedTop vendor: 97.8% of attributable value
Payment Terms
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Coverage: 76 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Wavemaker Limited1 win£244,700,000
The Breastfeeding Network1 win£4,978,957
Severn Trent Water Limited1 win£320,841
Population Health Ltd1 win£150,495
Yorkshire Water Limited1 win£59,425
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Health & Social Care
Procedure methodNot published
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Statuscomplete
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CompetitionNot published
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Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published4 Nov 2025, 09:10 GMT
Last source update4 Nov 2025, 09:10 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d975
What is being bought
The Investigation requires a communications agency to fulfil the press office function, offering day-to-day support with its communications, engagement and media liaison for Maternity Investigation phase 1.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Nov 2025, 09:10 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    4 Nov 2025, 09:10 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    4 Nov 2025, 09:10 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
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    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Nov 2025, 09:10 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST · £92,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Luther Pendragon Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
DHSC: Maternity Investigation Phase 1 - Communications Specialist
£92,000 · signed 15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 16 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST — 30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PMQG-9965-CHZR
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  • Department of Health & Social Care
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR
    39 Victoria Street, London, UKI32, SW1H 0EU, GB
    ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk

  • Luther Pendragon Limited
    supplier

    48 Gracechurch Street, London, UKI31, EC3V 0EJ, GB
    enquiries@lugher.co.uk
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