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title: "Strategic Influencing and Communications Support for the Child-Lens Investing Initiative"
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# Strategic Influencing and Communications Support for the Child-Lens Investing Initiative

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-influencing-and-communications-support-for-the-child-lens-investing-initiative-ocds-h6vhtk-05973b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board: "Strategic Influencing and Communications Support for the Child-Lens Investing Initiative". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cardiff and Vale University Health Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-vale-university-health-board-nhs-7a4)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £38,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-influencing-and-communications-support-for-the-child-lens-investing-initiative-ocds-h6vhtk-05973b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05973b`

## 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/strategic-influencing-and-communications-support-for-the-child-lens-investing-initiative-ocds-h6vhtk-05973b#tl-md)

## Description
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, intends to award a contract to Hawkins, Laxton and Co. to support with a unique blend of strategic communications, influencing, and policy expertise in health and children’s rights to improve and identify areas and opportunities for innovation. Hawkins Laxton will provide strategic communications and influencing support to position paediatric research and child-lens investment at the forefront of UK and international policy agendas. They will deliver tailored advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and narrative development to maximise Wales’ leadership role in this field. No alternative suppliers were identified during market engagement, and there is no suitable options available via any national procurement frameworks. This notice is issued in accordance with procurement transparency obligations and to ensure compliance with public procurement regulations.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Strategic Influencing and Communications Support for the Child-Lens Investing Initiative (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Hawkins Laxton & Co.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMXT-1283-QNTD`
  - Value: £38,000 (exc. VAT)

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Strategic Influencing and Communications Support for the Child-Lens Investing Initiative (active)
  - Signed Value: £38,000
  - Signed Date: 07/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064639-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-13T10:01:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T10:03:42.659Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05973b