Official UK procurement notice
Tender for the Provision Corporate Communications, Reputation and Engagement Dynamic Framework
Authority: University of Warwick (Education)
The University of Warwick are seeking to establishing a Corporate Communications Dynamic Framework with a range of experienced suppliers. The Framework will be split into four lots and the University will call off awarded suppliers as and when required. Published lot titles: Strategic Communications and Public Relations; Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations; Crisis and Reputation Management; Creative Content and Social Media Support.
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Warwick are seeking to establishing a Corporate Communications Dynamic Framework with a range of experienced suppliers. The Framework will be split into four lots and the University will call off awarded suppliers as and when required.
Lot 1: Strategic Communications and Public Relations
Lot 2: Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations
Lot 3: Crisis and Reputation Management
Lot 4: Creative Content, Social Media support
Suppliers may bid for one or multiple lots, however the University has the right to accept all or part of the submissions.
In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick ↗).
The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) or the Procurement Act 2023 and associated Procurement Regulations 2024 (and as may be amended from time to time) and its procurement activities are not subject to the requirements set out therein or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Should the University advertise contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, Find-A-Tender platform or other contract opportunity advertising site or platform, this is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Marketing services · Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
Published description of the framework
Please see tender documents
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Strategic Communications and Public RelationsRenewalPublished value£0
Strategic Communications and PR – strategic communications consultancy, media relations, campaign planning and delivery, stakeholder engagement communications internal and external, press office support, media training, message development and communications toolkits.
Lot #2Public Affairs and Stakeholder RelationsRenewalPublished value£0
Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations – public affairs, stakeholder engagement, regional and civic communications, support for commercial and capital projects, business-facing communications and event communications.
Lot #3Crisis and Reputation ManagementRenewalPublished value£0
Crisis and Reputation Management – crisis communications planning, issues management, reputation management, rapid-response communications support, media handling, stakeholder communications and post-incident reviews.
Lot #4Creative Content and Social Media SupportRenewalPublished value£0
social media strategy, content creation, copywriting, creative campaign development, video concepts, community management, paid social media support, analytics, reporting and advertising services.
The framework will enable the University and its departments to access specialist agency expertise, additional delivery capacity and sector-specific knowledge to support corporate, academic, research, student recruitment, commercial and reputational communications activity
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- “Tender for the Provision Corporate Communications, Reputation and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How University of Warwick buys Business and management consultancy services (CPV 7941), and who usually turns up
University of Warwick has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Business and management consultancy services (CPV 7941) →
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Across this market, 57% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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Across this market, at least 34% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
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Lot #1Strategic Communications and Public RelationsCPV 79No real estimate
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| BTS in London LtdWorked for this buyer | Tender for the Provision of Coaching Services for Strategic Leadership Programmenotice published Sept 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.6m8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £300k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £425k2 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £65k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
| £110k1 award in 36m · last 15 months ago | 1 live · £110k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 54% below n=1 | |
FrameSME | £400k1 award in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=2 |
| £1.6m1 award in 36m · last 19 months ago | None on file | 5% above n=2 |
Lot #2Public Affairs and Stakeholder RelationsCPV 79No real estimate
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| BTS in London LtdWorked for this buyer | Tender for the Provision of Coaching Services for Strategic Leadership Programmenotice published Sept 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £75m3 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 2 live · £76m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £1.6m8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £300k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £1.9m4 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 2 live · £308k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £1.2m1 award in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £110k1 award in 36m · last 15 months ago | 1 live · £110k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 54% below n=1 |
Lot #3Crisis and Reputation ManagementCPV 79No real estimate
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| BTS in London LtdWorked for this buyer | Tender for the Provision of Coaching Services for Strategic Leadership Programmenotice published Sept 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.6m8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £300k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £292k4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £222k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 20% below n=1 | |
| £110k1 award in 36m · last 15 months ago | 1 live · £110k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 54% below n=1 | |
| £83k3 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
FrameSME | £400k1 award in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=2 |
Lot #4Creative Content and Social Media SupportCPV 79No real estimate
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.6m8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £300k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £9.0m10 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | 17% below n=3 | |
Portland PR LimitedLarge | £344k1 award in 36m · last 33 months ago | None on file | 12% below n=1 |
Open AgencySME | 1 award in 36m · last 18 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
| 1 award in 36m · last 18 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
About this data
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Nov 2026, 12:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 12:31 GMT
- Authority reference
CDC-10-26-CommsFramework-SRG- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103699- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079580Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 25 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
2 Nov 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 3 dates- Tender notice published13h ago2 Nov 2026, 12:31 GMT
- Today3 Nov 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 22 days · period end, not a bid countdown25 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 148 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Nov 2026, 12:31 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender