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Published 30 Nov 2022, 13:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

National Framework for the Provision of Crisis Communications Support PIN

Official notice

Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServices
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 12 Jan 2023from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Commercial Procurement Services, hosted by the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is considering the letting of a National Framework Agreement to cover Crisis Communications Support for UK public sector organisations.

The aim of this PIN Notice, Preliminary Specification and Questionnaire is to understand, from each supplier in the market, the appropriateness of a potential framework agreement. The purpose of this PIN notice is to conduct preliminary market consultation, with a view to preparing a procurement. Suppliers participating in this market consultation are not guaranteed to receive either an invitation to tender (if invitations to tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an invitation to tender.

This PIN notice is NOT a call for competition. There is no guarantee that any procurement exercise will result from this consultation.

CPV: Public relations consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “National Framework for the Provision of Crisis Communications Support…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Nov 2022, 13:38 GMT
Last source update
30 Nov 2022, 13:38 GMT
Authority reference
F/090/CCS/22/SM
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033927
Classification (CPV)
Public relations consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03897b Find a Tender

Publisher note: For all clarifications, to request the RFI documents, and to submit responses - please email [email protected].

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

30 Nov 2022 → 12 Jan 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 Nov 2022, 13:38 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    12 Jan 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Liverpool Road, Chester, UK, CH2 1ULContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.