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Published 27 Apr 2022, 14:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Public Affairs Agency · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£153,600published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Jun 2022awarded 21 Nov 2022
Awarded to Field Consulting Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NTL require a public affairs agency to provide senior counsel to the leadership team, stakeholder and communications teams, working at both a strategic and tactical level. The nature of the public affairs advice and steer we require sits within the context of our current operating model of public ownership and this must underpin the strategy and approach taken by the agency. The Supplier must uphold standards of public affairs by complying with the PRCA Public Affairs code of conduct or similar.The scope of these requirements has been split into the following three areas: insight, strategy and tactical engagement.

CPV: Public relations consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to one year.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
27 Apr 2022, 14:42 BST
Last source update
22 Nov 2022, 11:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
NTL/PT/0015
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033050
Classification (CPV)
Public relations consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0330f1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jun 2022 → 22 Nov 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    6 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Nov 2022, 11:24 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Nov 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Nov 2022, 11:24 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    22 Nov 2022, 11:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £153,6001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Field Consulting LtdSME£153,600 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Northern Trains Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRailway services Floor 8, 94-98 Petty France, London, Yorkshire & Humber, SW1H 9EAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria