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# Global Corporate Communications

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/global-corporate-communications-ocds-h6vhtk-059a71). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED: "Global Corporate Communications". Published status: active. Published Value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-grid-uk-limited-coh-04508773)
- **Published Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 September 2025 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public relations services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, US
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/global-corporate-communications-ocds-h6vhtk-059a71#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059a71`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/global-corporate-communications-ocds-h6vhtk-059a71#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Please use the contact details provided in the expression of interest form to be registered on the e-tendering platform Ariba for electronic PQQ and tender submission. 
However, for reference it will be via our internal Ariba E-Tendering system:
www.nationalgrid.com/group/new-suppliers.

## Description
National Grid is issuing this tender to invite qualified agencies to submit proposals for global corporate communications strategy and messaging, thought leadership, issues management, crisis communications, and executive visibility. The company is conducting a review of its communications agency network and is seeking a global agency lead partner. This firm will partner with National Grid's corporate communications team to help define a unifying strategy, narrative, and communications framework to optimally position the company and tell its story of industry leadership, innovation, and commitment to the future state of energy delivery to its customers.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, US
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB, US
- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2026 to 28/02/2029

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056626-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-15T14:03:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:27:41.941Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059a71