Official UK procurement notice
DHSC: Thirlwall Inquiry Media Support
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£16,800published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Jun 2026
Awarded to Four Communications Limited2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCommunications Agency to support Thirlwall Inquiry's to provide media support for report publication.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2026, 10:43 BST
- Authority reference
C447643- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060178- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bdc9Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026- Contract award notice published26 Jun 2026, 10:32 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published26 Jun 2026, 10:43 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £16,8001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Communications Limited1 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Jan 2027Extensions: An extension is permitted of a period up to 3 months by giving not less than 10 working days notice. · Options: An extension is permitted of a period up to 3 months by giving not less than 10 working days notice. | £16,800 | 24 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Four Communications Limited | £16,800 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DHSC: Thirlwall Inquiry Media Support · Four Communications Limited
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2026
- Value
- £16,800
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Jan 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- For a period of up to 3 months by giving a minimum of 10 working days notice
- Options
- To extend by a period of up to 3 months
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Four Communications LimitedAwarded supplier
- Four Communications LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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