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Published 3 Mar 2025, 13:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Political monitoring services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Single Source Regulations Office (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£30,834≈ £10k / year · £37,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Apr 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 14 Jun 2028 · up to 14 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 15 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Defence Reform Act 2014 established the Single Source Regulations Office ("SSRO") as an independent regulator of the UK Government's procurement of single source military equipment and services. The SSRO supports the single source procurement framework and has several functions under the Act and the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014.

The SSRO is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide parliamentary and policy monitoring services to the SSRO.

CPV: Public relations services · Subscription services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£30,834
Contract period: 15 Jun 2025 – 14 Jun 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 14 Jun 2029 with extensionsValue: £30,834 exc. VAT · £37,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The contract is expected to commence on or around 15 June 2025 for a maximum period of 4 years (an initial 3 year period plus one optional extension of 12 months).
79416000 Public relations services79980000 Subscription services

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
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Award criteria 70% Quality and 30% Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Mar 2025, 13:16 GMT
Last source update
3 Mar 2025, 13:16 GMT
Authority reference
SSRO-C-140
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007663
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Public relations servicesSubscription services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e8f8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
2 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

[email protected]

Timeline

3 Mar 2025 → 15 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Mar 2025, 13:16 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    17 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    2 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    15 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Mar 2025, 13:16 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Single Source Regulations Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCCY-1866-NYYZ 100 Parliament Street, London, London, SW18 2BQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender