Strategic Communications Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD6)

Awarded value£120,000published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 17 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Grayling Communications Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Providing the council with capacity and expertise to support the management and response to specific communications issues.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

79400000 Business and management consultancy and related 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: Standard
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: 29 May 2025, 12:12 BST
Last source update: 29 May 2025, 12:12 BST
Authority reference: C4249
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-028424
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0528bd Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
29 May 2025, 12:12 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £120,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Grayling Communications LimitedSME	£120,000 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

C4249 Strategic Communications Support · Grayling Communications LimitedSME
Signed
17 Apr 2025
Value
£120,000 inc. VAT
Period
18 Apr 2025 – 30 Sept 2025
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire East Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTWR-7124-XZXQ Delamere House, Delamere Street, Crewe, North West, CW12JZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Grayling Communications LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03140273 8th Floor, Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings, London, London, WC2A 1ANContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 May 2025, 12:12 BST