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# Public Relations Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-relations-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031850). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED: "Public Relations Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-growth-company-limited-coh-01631329)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public relations services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £832,150 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031850`

## 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/public-relations-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031850#tl-md)

## Description
The West Midlands Growth Company require suppliers to generate media coverage (both digital/influencer and traditional media).

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Trade and Investment PR
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** The winning supplier will generate business and trade media coverage (both digital and traditional media) that will raise awareness and improve perceptions of the UK and West Midlands. For lot 1, these outputs must focus on securing high-quality busi...

### Lot 2: Trade and Investment PR
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** The winning supplier will generate travel, tourism and cultural media coverage (both digital and traditional media) that will raise awareness and improve perceptions of the UK and West Midlands in the leisure tourism, cultural tourism and business to...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Trade and Investment PR (active)
  - Award id: `004532-2022-2020 - WMGC - PRSBTP-1`
  - Supplier(s): **FTI Consulting LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150048`
  - Value: £384,650 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Tourism and Culture PR (active)
  - Award id: `004532-2022-2020 - WMGC - PRSBTP-2`
  - Supplier(s): **McCann Erikson Central Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-44410`
  - Value: £447,500 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Trade and Investment PR (active)
  - Signed Value: £384,650
  - Signed Date: 17/02/2021

- **Contract:** Tourism and Culture PR (active)
  - Signed Value: £447,500
  - Signed Date: 17/02/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004532-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-17T14:02:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:27:16.217Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-031850