Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 6 Aug 2025, 10:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision for Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Management Support

Official notice

Authority: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI54)

Published estimate£295,000≈ £148k / year · £354,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Sept 2025awarded 14 Oct 2025

Awarded to ING Media

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2027 · up to 1 Nov 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority has a requirement for a corporate communications agency to create and support the implementation of a new corporate communications strategy that reflects the objectives of the Authority’s 2024-2027 Business Plan.

How the procedure runs: STAGE 1 (OPEN TENDER SUBMISSION) - Initial open tender stage where all tenders received will be evaluated and ranked as per the criteria detailed at Section 6 of the ITT. STAGE 2 (SHORTLISTING: INTERMEDIATE ASSESSMENT) – Based on Stage 1 scoring – TOP 3 suppliers selected as per the criteria detailed at Section 6 of the ITT. STAGE 3 – The Top Three ranking shortlisted tenderers will be invited to deliver a presentation and costed pitch on a set topic as listed at Section 6. The presentations will be evaluated as per the criteria listed at Section 6 to determine the winning bidder. STAGE 4 – Final scoring and contract awarded to the highest-scoring bid; feedback and standstill period follow.

CPV: Marketing management consultancy services · Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services · Research consultancy services · Stakeholders representation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£295,000

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Nov 2027 with extensionsValue: £295,000 exc. VAT · £354,000 inc. VAT

Extensions: Option to extend by 3 years on a 1 year + 1 year + 1 year basis

73210000 Research consultancy services 79112100 Stakeholders representation services 79413000 Marketing management consultancy services 79416000 Public relations services 79416100 Public relations management services 79416200 Public relations consultancy 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

Simple description: Any Contract awarded as a result of this Procurement will be awarded on the basis of the offer that is the most advantageous proposal to the Authority. Proposals will be evaluated on: The STAGE 1 Written Quality Submission (including Social Value), weighted 50%; and The Price Submission, weighted 50% The STAGE 3 Presentation phase (Top 3 bidders from STAGE 1) Full award criteria given in ITT document

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 6 Aug 2025, 10:09 BST
Last source update: 8 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 14 Oct 2025
Authority reference: LVRPA2025/06
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-046402
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Marketing management consultancy servicesPublic relations consultancy servicesPublic relations management servicesPublic relations servicesResearch consultancy servicesStakeholders representation services
Delivery area: London (UKI54)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05822d Find a Tender

How it runs: STAGE 1 (OPEN TENDER SUBMISSION) - Initial open tender stage where all tenders received will be evaluated and ranked as per the criteria detailed at Section 6 of the ITT.
STAGE 2 (SHORTLISTING: INTERMEDIATE ASSESSMENT) – Based on Stage 1 scoring – TOP 3 suppliers selected as per the criteria detailed at Section 6 of the ITT.
STAGE 3 – The Top Three ranking shortlisted tenderers will be invited to deliver a presentation and costed pitch on a set topic as listed at Section 6. The presentations will be evaluated as per the criteria listed at Section 6 to determine the winning bidder.
STAGE 4 – Final scoring and contract awarded to the highest-scoring bid; feedback and standstill period follow.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 1 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/leevalley/aspx/ ↗

Timeline

6 Aug 2025 → 8 Jan 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
6 Aug 2025, 10:09 BST
Clarification questions by
1 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline
8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent372 days ago
14 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by371 days ago
14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends362 days ago
23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts354 days ago
1 Nov 2025
Latest notice published286 days ago
8 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
6 Aug 2025, 10:09 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
14 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
14 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
Procurement method changed
14 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
Contract signature expected
31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
8 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £295,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 55 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ING MediaSME1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: 1 year + 1 year + 1 year	£295,000	14 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Provision for Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Management Support · ING MediaSME
Signed
24 Dec 2025
Value
£295,000
Period
24 Dec 2025 – 23 Dec 2027 · up to 23 Dec 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1 year + 1 year + 1 year

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders	5	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLLZ-1635-RLHZ Myddelton House, Bulls Cross, Enfield, London, EN2 9HGContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ING Media LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNZV-1414-TNTX 13-21 Curtain Road, London, London, EC2A 3LTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe Authority is using In-tend for this Procurement which means the ITT is available only in electronic form. Bidders are required to register with In-tend for access to the ITT documents for this Procurement.

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender6 Aug 2025, 10:09 BST