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Published 1 Aug 2022, 15:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Strategic communications and public affairs advisory services

Official notice

Authority: THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)
Framework ceiling (notional)£600,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them.

The FRC is committed to

  • Supporting the creation of a new regulator, the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA), into a high performing new robust and independent regulator, acting in the public interest and provide increased confidence in the UK market. Protecting and improving audit and reporting quality.
  • Making company reporting fit for the future.
  • Supporting the creation of the audit of the future
  • Ensuring that the world-leading UK Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes make the UK a great place to do business, helping support Covid-19 recovery and UK prosperity.

This project relates to our requirement for an agency offering an integrated approach to strategic communications and public affairs with extensive experience in helping public interest bodies with engagement programmes with all of its stakeholders to improve/influence perceptions.

FURTHER DETAILS

Full details are available in the attached Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.

CPV: Public relations services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of Strategic communications and public affairs advisory servicesPublished value£600,000

Provision of Strategic communications and public affairs advisory services.

This project relates to our requirement for an agency offering an integrated approach to strategic communications and public affairs with extensive experience in helping public interest bodies with engagement programmes with all of its stakeholders to improve/influence perceptions.

The Agency should :-

  • Be experienced in supporting organisations undertaking extensive change programmes as the FRC transitions into a new regulator ARGA, including with internal communications
  • Provide creative approaches to creating content for a range of audiences through a number of traditional communication and digital channels and platforms
  • Have strong experience in supporting financial services organisations both in the corporate and regulatory world in times of public and government scrutiny/regulatory change
  • Have expertise in navigating government departments and parliamentary groups including developing briefings for offices and Select Committees and measuring influence
  • Have demonstrable experience in designing and supporting communications campaigns targeted at business, professional services and/or government
  • Possess the ability to provide media training and committee appearance practice for senior staff
  • Possess excellent written skills to summarise key research and findings into easily digestible collateral, and design thinking to recommend where infographics/visual content will have greater impact
  • Provide insights and market knowledge to suggest and promote thought leadership opportunities for the FRC.
  • Provide stakeholder mapping of UK media, regulatory and political landscapes and monitoring/measurement of stakeholder perceptions of the activities and influence of the FRC and our communications
Delivery: London
Extensions: Duration two years with the option to extend by a further two years (2+2)Variant bids: not allowed

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    See Selection Questionnaire and/or ITT (Tender Pack).

  • Economic & financial standing

    See Selection Questionnaire and/or ITT (Tender Pack).

  • Technical & professional ability

    See Selection Questionnaire and/or ITT (Tender Pack).

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Provision of Strategic communications and public affairs advisory…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Aug 2022, 15:59 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2022, 15:55 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
FRC2022-0150
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022054
Classification (CPV)
Public relations services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0357ed Find a Tender

Publisher note: All Tender documents will be available to download via contracts finder (searching reference FFRC2022-0150 Provision of Strategic communications and public affairs advisory services) or upon request to Procurement@frc.org.uk

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
5 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2f61429-5774… ↗

Timeline

10 Aug 2022 → 5 Sept 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    10 Aug 2022, 15:55 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    5 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2022
  1. Deadline moved to 5 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
    1 Aug 2022, 16:13 BST
    +1 days · was 4 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Aug 2022, 15:55 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.24 Sept 20225 Sept 2022+1 d

THE DEADLINE DATE IS 05/09/2022 BY 12:00noon.

THIS PROCUREMENT / CONTRACT NOTICE IS WITHDRAWN.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs GB-COH: 02486368 · 02486368 8Th Floor,125 London Wall, LONDON, London, EC2Y 5ASContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Financial Reporting CouncilReview body LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.