Official UK procurement notice
Strategic Communications · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Metropolitan Housing Trust (Housing)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£460,000≈ £230k / year · £552,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2026awarded 15 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Just Communications Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStrategic communications advice and guidance
- How the procedure runs: 1. Supplier questionnaires to shortlist Bidders 2. Initial tender from shortlisted Bidders including written submission 3. Presentations and interviews by all Bidders 4. Negotiation / dialogue with one or more Bidder(s) 5. Clarifications (if required) 6. Final tender submission (if required)
CPV: Miscellaneous business and business-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£460,000
What 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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 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
- 27 Feb 2026, 14:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 21:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 May 2026
- Authority reference
2025-2026-033- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018002- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e80Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Supplier questionnaires to shortlist Bidders
- Initial tender from shortlisted Bidders including written submission
- Presentations and interviews by all Bidders
- Negotiation / dialogue with one or more Bidder(s)
- Clarifications (if required)
- Final tender submission (if required)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 24 Mar 2026
- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2026
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Mar 2026
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 6 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published237 days ago27 Feb 2026, 14:46 GMT
- Clarification questions by226 days ago11 Mar 2026
- Submission deadline213 days ago24 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by144 days ago31 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent100 days ago15 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published87 days ago27 Jul 2026, 21:40 BST
- Standstill ends77 days ago6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Tender notice published27 Feb 2026, 14:46 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published5 Mar 2026, 12:38 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Jul 2026, 21:40 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Jul 2026, 21:40 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Jul 2026, 21:40 BST
- Buyer details updated27 Jul 2026, 21:40 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Correct Link to the tenderbox (for bidders to respond) b=now included. It would appear that the Delta system omitted this previously.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,245,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Just Communications LtdSME7 Aug 2026 – 6 Aug 2028 · up to 6 Aug 2029Extensions: The services can be extended by mutual agreement between both parties by a further year as stated in tender documents issued, 2+1 years. · Options: Baseline requirement reflected in tender notice and needs to allow for options to undertake additional / special projects covered by the scope of this agreement that leverage the expertise and knowledge of the selected supplier arising during the contract term of 2+1 years. An estimate has been applied to cover this work. Based on recent requirements this can be unforeseen such as fire safety requiring urgent communications' support or additional support for existing scope. | £1,245,000 | 15 Jul 2026standstill to 6 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Metropolitan Housing Trust LtdContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Just Communications LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender