Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 11 Mar 2025, 14:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NICE Comms Review Audit · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£120,000£144,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 31 Mar 2025awarded 5 May 2025

Awarded to Charlesbye Limited2 awards

Contract term 3 moends 20 Aug 2025 · starts 19 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NICE is seeking a suitable supplier to provide a proactive messaging campaign and to review and strengthen our communications approach to enable ongoing proactive messaging.

CPV: Market research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEPublished value£120,000

Contract period: 19 May 2025 – 20 Aug 2025 (3 mo)Value: £120,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

79310000 Market research services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
see tender pack

What it takes to win
i
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

Lot awarding rule: see tender pack

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
see tender pack

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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
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: 11 Mar 2025, 14:06 GMT
Last source update: 4 Feb 2026, 14:48 GMT
Authority reference: C361668
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-008744
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Market research services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eb90 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Submission deadline: 31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 27 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ Contract Ref C344239 Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Failure to Register and apply will result in your tender being rejected. The tender will open on the 11/03/2025 and the deadline is 31/03/2025

Timeline

11 Mar 2025 → 4 Feb 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
11 Mar 2025, 14:06 GMT
Clarification questions by
27 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline
31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
19 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published264 days ago
4 Feb 2026, 14:48 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2025

Tender notice published
11 Mar 2025, 14:06 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
5 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
5 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Contract signature expected
5 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Feb 2026, 14:48 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £70,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 111 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 11 May 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Charlesbye LimitedComms review audit6 Jun 2025 – 13 Aug 2025	£70,000	5 May 2025	Awarded
Charlesbye Limited	£70,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

NICE Comms Review Audit · Charlesbye Limited
Signed
11 May 2025
Value
£70,000
Period
12 May 2025 – 13 Aug 2025
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
11final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHZT-4273-LJQD 3rd Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Charlesbye LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWPH-9596-VPHL Nightingale House, 46-48 East Street, Epsom, Surrey, South East, KT17 1HQContact 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 Tender4 Feb 2026, 14:48 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Mar 2025, 14:06 GMT