Official UK procurement notice
External Communications Support · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£22,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Chessum Communications Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of external communications support in relation to several complex and long-running patient safety cases; delivering specialist advice and communications services to help reduce potential adverse impacts on patients and their families, ensuring communication is clear, sensitive, and well managed.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 12 Aug 2025, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2025, 15:53 BST
- Authority reference
C376787- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048136- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05866aFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published12 Aug 2025, 15:53 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £22,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chessum Communications LimitedSME | £22,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SCH - External Communications Support · Chessum Communications LimitedSME
- Signed
- 17 Jul 2025
- Value
- £22,500
- Period
- 17 Jul 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Chessum Communications LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender