Health care professional communications agency support

Official notice

Authority: AHDB

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£66,666published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to HRS Communications

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Additional works to STA10199, therefore there was no competition

Outline of requirements - Specialised health care professionals communications eg medical press articles, HCP survey , roundtable, and social media communications, HCP engagement plan and activities targeted towards this specific audience.

This opportunity has since been tendered for and a contract has been put in place (please refer to ocds-h6vhtk-05d057)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

79416200 Public relations consultancy services 85140000 Miscellaneous health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Jul 2025, 12:09 BST
Last source update: 6 Mar 2026, 10:43 GMT
Authority reference: STA10240
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-020266
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0562d8 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2025

Contract award notice published
21 Jul 2025, 12:09 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
6 Mar 2026, 10:43 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £66,6661 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HRS CommunicationsSME1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026	£66,666	11 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

AHDB Health Care Professional communications Agency requirements · HRS CommunicationsSME
Signed
22 Jul 2025
Value
£66,666
Period
1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBHX-8363-MBBV Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Parkway East, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4PEContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

HRS COMMUNICATIONS LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12360981GB-PPON: PZDW-4749-LYZR 56 St Williams Way, Norwich, East of England, NR7 0APContact email
HRS CommunicationsAwarded supplier 56 St Williams Way, Norwich, East of England, NR7 0APContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Mar 2026, 10:43 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender21 Jul 2025, 12:09 BST