Official UK procurement notice
Lower Thames Crossing - External Communications and Advocacy Services
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project requires specialist support for the delivery of a comprehensive programme of stakeholder engagement and advocacy campaigns across political, business and education sector stakeholders.
CPV: Public relations management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of specialist support services for the delivery of a comprehensive programme…Awarded
Provision of specialist support services for the delivery of a comprehensive programme of stakeholder engagement and advocacy campaigns across political, business and education sector stakeholders in relation to Lower Thames Crossing
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 29 Sept 2025, 12:11 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093447- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a3e7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This procurement has been procured via a mini-competition process via use of the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) RM6124 Communications Maketplace.
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated2 Oct 2026, 14:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure MattersSME | £7,308,125 † | — | Awarded |
| Infrastructure MattersSME | £10,053,425 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Infrastructure MattersSME | £87,592 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 093431-2026-con_30622-1 · Infrastructure MattersSME
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2026
- Value
- £10,053,425
- Period
- … – 3 Aug 2030
- Status
- active
- Change Value modification brought about by the incorporation of additional services relating to management of consents and phase 4 skills advisory., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The modifications relate to services that are highly integrated with both the wider LTC programme and the incumbent contractor's existing knowledge, systems, processes and delivery activities. Re-procuring these services would have required significant mobilisation and knowledge transfer activities, resulting in duplication of costs, programme inefficiencies and a material risk to continuity of project delivery during a critical period. This modification is made in compliance with Regulation 72 (1) (b) of PCR2015 – additional services have become necessary. No change is made to the duration of the contract.
Contract 093447-2026-con_30622-1 · Infrastructure MattersSME
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2026
- Value
- £87,592
- Period
- … – 3 Aug 2030
- Status
- active
- Change Value modification brought about by the incorporation of additional services relating to supporting the Lower Thames Crossing External Affairs Director with preparation for day one of the new privately funded business., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The modifications relate to services that are highly integrated with both the wider LTC programme and the incumbent contractor's existing knowledge, systems, processes and delivery activities. Re-procuring these services would have required significant mobilisation and knowledge transfer activities, resulting in duplication of costs, programme inefficiencies and a material risk to continuity of project delivery during a critical period. This modification is made in compliance with Regulation 72 (1) (b) of PCR2015 – additional services have become necessary. No change is made to the duration of the contract.
Lower Thames Crossing - External Communications and Advocacy Services · Infrastructure MattersSME
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2025
- Value
- £7,308,125
- Period
- … – 3 Aug 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- National Highways LimitedContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Of Justice EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Infrastructure MattersAwarded supplier
- Infrastructure MattersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.