Official UK procurement notice
TEN-2526-026 (PA2023) Everyday Investor 5
Authority: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNest is seeking an agency to support the delivery, execution and review of two complementary communications plans that will raise awareness of Nest and help demystify pensions and investing for our members. The first plan focuses on phase 5 of our Everyday Investor campaign, which will showcase Deep Green's innovative use of data centre heat to provide free heating for local swimming pools, demonstrating how pension investments create real-world community benefits through compelling human-centred storytelling.
The second plan involves designing and delivering an influencer-led content series that will work in harmony with content on our platforms - making pensions and investing feel accessible and relatable to our target audiences.
- No preliminary market engagement: No market engagement undertaken, as requirements are defined.
CPV: Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£195,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Experince: 10%
- Team Bios: 5%
- Approach to project – Everyday Investor 5: 40%
- Approach to project – Influencer-led content series: 30%
- Cost: 15%
Published award criteria (5)
- Experince
- Team Bios
- Approach to project – Everyday Investor 5
- Approach to project – Influencer-led content series
- Cost
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- Open 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Sept 2025, 12:16 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Feb 2026, 17:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Oct 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057676- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059d0fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Sept 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published397 days ago18 Sept 2025, 12:16 BST
- Clarification questions by389 days ago25 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline370 days ago14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by356 days ago28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent347 days ago7 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends335 days ago18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts323 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published248 days ago13 Feb 2026, 17:22 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2025- Tender notice published18 Sept 2025, 12:16 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Nov 2025, 16:09 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Nov 2025, 16:09 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Feb 2026, 17:22 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic London LimitedSME1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2027Extensions: 1 year extension | £195,000 | 7 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Atomic London LimitedSME
- Signed
- 6 Feb 2026
- Value
- £195,000
- Period
- 6 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2027 · up to 5 Feb 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Additional year extension
No agreed KPIs: Not required.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ATOMIC LONDON LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender