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Published 29 Aug 2025, 10:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Strategic Communications Activities · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)

ServicesAbove threshold
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Feb 2029 · up to 1 Feb 2031 with extensions · starts 2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Places for London are seeking a strategic communications partner to help increase their impact, by developing a comprehensive communications strategy, supported by a range of activity that tells a compelling story about Places. Places already work with a range of agencies on a project-by-project basis, but they believe a strategic communications partner with an overview of the entire business will be able to spot gaps and opportunities, and help provide the 'glue' between individual activities to help their stakeholders understand the breadth of what they do.

This is being procured via the CCS RM6124 - Communications Marketplace

CPV: Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Feb 2031 with extensions
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
29 Aug 2025, 10:33 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2025, 13:30 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055014
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Marketing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059015 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

29 Aug 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 10:33 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 13:30 BST
  3. Market engagement
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    The appointed supplier should be able to deliver a wide range of services, or have the ability to bring in expertise, across a range of domains including strategy and planning, political engagement, community engagement, PR and events capability, social media expertise, internal communications and crisis communications. From high level advice and analysis, to supporting engagement on their core objectives, to supporting their day-to-day monitoring and engagement, they need an agile, full-service supplier able to provide consistently good service in a sometimes fast-moving environment.

    If interested please submit your expression of interest to [email protected] and ensure you have signed up to the CCS RM6124 before 26/09/2025.

  4. Contract starts268 days ago
    2 Feb 2026

Notice history

5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 10:33 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 10:38 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 10:41 BST
    UK2
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    UK2
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 13:30 BST
    UK2
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-08: 2 releases · 29 Aug 2025, 29 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHMT-6197-NWNZ 5 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JNContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure