Official UK procurement notice
Request for Tender – Brand, Media and Communications Engagement Strategy
Authority: PKAT (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKeys Academies invites suitably experienced organisations to tender for the development and delivery of a bespoke brand, media and communications engagement strategy.
The successful provider will support the formation and launch of Deacon Keys Academies, scheduled for January 2027, ensuring that its vision, values, strengths and benefits are communicated clearly and consistently to internal and external stakeholders.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Education and training services · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non Financial: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Non Financial
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 20 Aug 2026, 12:48 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 12:48 BST
- Authority reference
CA18366- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079428- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e88aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
20 Aug 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 12:48 BST
- Clarification questions by51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline37 days ago15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 19 days11 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published20 Aug 2026, 12:48 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender