Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 20 Jun 2025, 20:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

East Suffolk SZC PR Consultancy

Official notice

Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

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

Published estimate£60,000≈ £55k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 17 Jul 2025awarded 19 Aug 2025

Awarded to Big Wave PR Limited

Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 6 Sept 2026 · up to 5 Mar 2027 with extensions · starts 5 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Suffolk Council is seeking to appoint a professional PR agency or consultant to deliver a 12-month national public relations and influencer engagement approach that raises the positive profile of East Suffolk as a visitor destination

CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 1 moPublished value£60,000

Contract period: 5 Aug 2025 – 6 Sept 2026 (1 yr 1 mo) · up to 5 Mar 2027 with extensionsValue: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT

Extensions: Optional extension of 6 months may be considered based on performance and additional funding allocations.

79416000 Public relations services 79416100 Public relations management services 79416200 Public relations consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 100%Quality (divided in sub-criteria as stated in Tender document)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Jun 2025, 20:32 BST
Last source update: 21 Nov 2025, 13:59 GMT
Authority reference: 2667-TEN-O
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034210
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Public relations consultancy servicesPublic relations management servicesPublic relations services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05514d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 17 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 3 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please register for free on the following link to view the full documentation and express interest once logged in and submit your tender response: in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk ↗

Timeline

20 Jun 2025 → 21 Nov 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
20 Jun 2025, 20:32 BST
Clarification questions by
3 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
17 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Contract starts
5 Aug 2025
Latest notice published340 days ago
21 Nov 2025, 13:59 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
20 Jun 2025, 20:32 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
20 Jun 2025, 20:33 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
19 Aug 2025, 17:53 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
19 Aug 2025, 17:53 BST
Contract signature expected
25 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
21 Nov 2025, 13:59 GMT
UK7

Published amendments (1)

submission deadline is 17th July,2025 by 12noon

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-06: 1 release · 20 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £60,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Big Wave PR LimitedSME1 Sept 2025 – 30 Aug 2026 · up to 30 Jan 2027Extensions: based on performance and additional funding allocations.	£60,000	19 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

East Suffolk SZC PR Consultancy · Big Wave PR LimitedSME
Signed
16 Sept 2025
Value
£60,000
Period
16 Sept 2025 – 15 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Jan 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
based on performance and additional funding allocations.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 22 at stage one	1	0	—

Who bid

wonBig wave PRSME · East of England

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLPP-1174-BHLX East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, East of England, IP12 1RTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Big Wave PRAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06749209 Ardleigh, Ardleigh, Colchester, East of England, CO7 7SGContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsRFQ, Appendices A-F, Draft Contract

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender21 Nov 2025, 13:59 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2025, 17:53 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender20 Jun 2025, 20:33 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender20 Jun 2025, 20:32 BST