Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 10 Dec 2025, 05:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Strategic Communications Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI)

Published estimate£288,000≈ £288k / year · £345,600 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 16 Jan 2026awarded 16 Feb 2026

Awarded to Bradshaw Advisory

Contract term 1 yrends 4 Mar 2027 · up to 4 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 5 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NEST Corporation is seeking appoint an external provider to supply Strategic Communication services namely:

Reputation narrative development
Public affairs strategy, ongoing advice and activation support
Thought leadership strategy and activation support
Senior counsel

How the procedure runs: conditions of participation stage 1 submissions of tenders stage 2 up to 5 of the top scoring bidders invited to presentations
No preliminary market engagement: the requirement for the services is very urgent some engegement was undertaken but was limited by the time constraints

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£288,000

Contract period: 5 Mar 2026 – 4 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 4 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £288,000 exc. VAT · £345,600 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: an annual extension at Nest's discretion

79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
as per the tender pack
Technical & professional ability
as per the tender pack

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: 85%Price: 15%

Published sub-criteria (4)

team: 10%
experience: 30%
approach to project: 45%
price: 15%

Published award criteria (4)

team: details of the proposed team
experience: details of the bidders experience to deliver the services
approach to project: propposals for delivery of the services
price: fixed fully inclusive monthly retainer fee

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
as per the tender pack
Technical & professional ability
as per the tender pack

What this means for your bid

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: 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: 10 Dec 2025, 05:50 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 13 Feb 2026
Authority reference: TEN-2526-033(PA 2023)
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-081270
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery area: UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f24a Find a Tender

How it runs: conditions of participation
stage 1 submissions of tenders
stage 2 up to 5 of the top scoring bidders invited to presentations

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

nesttenders.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

10 Dec 2025 → 13 Mar 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published311 days ago
10 Dec 2025, 05:50 GMT
Clarification questions by303 days ago
17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline273 days ago
16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by245 days ago
13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent239 days ago
20 Feb 2026
Standstill ends227 days ago
3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts226 days ago
5 Mar 2026
Latest notice published217 days ago
13 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025

Tender notice published
10 Dec 2025, 05:50 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
20 Feb 2026, 11:23 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
20 Feb 2026, 11:23 GMT
Contract details notice published
13 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £523,3281 award exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bradshaw AdvisorySMETEN-2526-033(PA2023)- Strategic Communications services24 Mar 2026 – 23 Mar 2027 · up to 23 Mar 2029Extensions: Options for extension One year + One Year	£523,328	16 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

TEN-2526-033(PA2023)- Strategic Communications services · Bradshaw AdvisorySME
Signed
9 Mar 2026
Value
£523,328
Period
24 Mar 2026 – 23 Mar 2027 · up to 23 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Options for extension One year + One Year
No agreed KPIs: below £5 million pounds

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQGC-5667-VDDT 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bradshaw AdvisoryAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11060727 Beehive Lofts, Waulk Mill, Bengal Street, Ancoats, Manchester, North West, M4 6LNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender20 Feb 2026, 11:23 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender10 Dec 2025, 05:50 GMT