Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 2 Jul 2026, 18:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement support and services

Official notice

Authority: THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£348,800≈ £116k / year · £436,000 inc. VAT32.1% above published estimate

Submissions closed 28 Jul 2026awarded 18 Sept 2026

Awarded to Nepean Communications Limited

Contract term 3 yrsends 4 Oct 2029 · up to 4 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 5 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE

The supplier will provide Strategic Stakeholder Engagement support and services

How the procedure runs: The FRC is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide integrated stakeholder engagement, strategic communications and public affairs support. The procedure is two Stage as detailed in the Invitation to Tender.

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Stakeholders representation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£348,800

Contract period: 5 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 4 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £348,800 exc. VAT · £436,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Provision of further Services of the same nature. · Continuation of the provision of Services.

79112100 Stakeholders representation services 79410000 Business and management consultancy services 79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Various: 70%
Price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Various: 70.00%
Price: 30.00%

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: 2 Jul 2026, 18:42 BST
Last source update: 9 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 25 Sept 2026
Authority reference: FRC2026-060
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-062495
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy servicesMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesStakeholders representation services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c2d9 Find a Tender

How it runs: The FRC is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide integrated stakeholder engagement, strategic communications and public affairs support.
The procedure is two Stage as detailed in the Invitation to Tender.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Further information on FRC can be found www.frc.org.uk ↗

PLEASE REFER TO THE INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) FOR FULL DETAILS INCLUDING HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR TENDER

IMPORTANT:

Please register your interest (and raise any tender queries) by emailing the FRC's procurement team - [email protected]
The FRC will share all tender queries and answers with those that have registered.
Your tender submission must be submitted within the deadline by email to [email protected]

Timeline

2 Jul 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published116 days ago
2 Jul 2026, 18:42 BST
Clarification questions by104 days ago
14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline90 days ago
28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent32 days ago
25 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by31 days ago
25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts22 days ago
5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends20 days ago
6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published18 days ago
9 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2026

Tender notice published
2 Jul 2026, 18:42 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
25 Sept 2026, 15:50 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
25 Sept 2026, 15:50 BST
Contract signature expected
8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
9 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £460,8001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 126 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Nepean Communications Limited9 Oct 2026 – 8 Oct 2029 · up to 8 Oct 2030Extensions: 12 months · Options: Further Services of the same / similar nature.	£460,800	18 Sept 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Nepean Communications Limited
Signed
9 Oct 2026
Value
£460,800
Period
9 Oct 2026 – 8 Oct 2029 · up to 8 Oct 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
12 months
Options
Further Services of the same / similar nature.
No agreed KPIs: N/A

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
12final-stage tenders	6	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 02486368 · GB-PPON: PLRG-2717-VPBY 13th Floor, Exchange Tower, 1 Harbour Exchange Square, London, London, E14 9GEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Nepean Communications LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11735345 East Street, Epsom, South East, KT17 1HQContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCX
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDF
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Sept 2026, 15:50 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Jul 2026, 18:42 BST