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title: "National Framework for the Provision of Crisis Communications Support PIN"
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# National Framework for the Provision of Crisis Communications Support PIN

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-framework-for-the-provision-of-crisis-communications-support-pin-ocds-h6vhtk-03897b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: "National Framework for the Provision of Crisis Communications Support PIN". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/countess-of-chester-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rjr)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public relations consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03897b`

## 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/national-framework-for-the-provision-of-crisis-communications-support-pin-ocds-h6vhtk-03897b#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79416200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033927-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-30T13:38:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:06:46.297Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03897b