Future Kent/Kent and Greenwich Merger comms strand

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£86,400published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 26 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to THE TALENT SET LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is to provide much needed strategic guidance, and experience and knowledge of Kent will be necessary to make a positive impact on internal communications around the Greenwich merger.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

79413000 Marketing management consultancy 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: 27 May 2026, 14:45 BST
Last source update: 27 May 2026, 15:26 BST
Authority reference: 26-029
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-049819
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a68b Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2026

Transparency notice published
27 May 2026, 14:45 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
27 May 2026, 15:26 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £86,4001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
THE TALENT SET LIMITED27 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2026	£86,400 inc. VAT	26 May 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University Of Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ · GB-UKPRN: 10007150 The Registry,, Canterbury, South East, CT2 7NZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

THE TALENT SET LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11362268GB-PPON: PJPP-9871-TBCG 9 Blacksmiths Close, Ware, East of England, SG12 9THContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 May 2026, 15:26 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender27 May 2026, 14:45 BST