Official UK procurement notice
WUV – Communications and Engagement Consultant
Authority: Guildford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Weyside Urban Village (WUV) project is an Authority-led regeneration programme that will deliver a new sustainable neighbourhood comprising approximately 1,550 homes, including affordable housing, together with supporting infrastructure, community facilities, employment space, open space and environmental enhancements.
As the project progresses from planning and enabling works into long-term delivery, the Authority requires a structured and professional approach to communications and stakeholder engagement to support the successful implementation of the programme. This includes maintaining effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, managing expectations, and ensuring that accurate and timely information is shared throughout all phases of delivery.
The Authority is therefore seeking to appoint a Communications and Engagement Consultant to support the development and delivery of a comprehensive and coordinated approach to stakeholder engagement and programme communications. The requirement encompasses both strategic and operational support across the lifecycle of the project.
The appointed consultant will be expected to build upon the engagement activity undertaken to date, which has involved a diverse range of stakeholders including local residents, businesses, community groups, infrastructure providers and public sector organisations. The consultant will be required to support ongoing engagement with these groups, ensuring communication is inclusive, accessible and responsive to stakeholder needs.
- How the procedure runs: The procurement will be conducted using a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Stage 1 – Pre-Selection Questionnaire (PSQ): Suppliers will be assessed against the published Conditions of Participation, including organisational capability, relevant experience, technical and professional ability, and capacity to deliver the contract. Responses to scored selection questions will be evaluated and the highest-ranked suppliers will be shortlisted. The Council intends to shortlist up to five suppliers to progress to Stage 2, although it reserves the right to vary this number where necessary to maintain effective competition and ensure a proportionate procurement process. Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender (ITT): Shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit a full tender, including detailed quality and commercial proposals. Final tenders will be evaluated on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) using the published award criteria and weightings. The Authority reserves the right to seek clarifications and conduct limited interaction with bidders during the procurement where appropriate and in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Any such interaction will be undertaken in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner.
CPV: Public relations consultancy services
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Comm Consultant Quality Submission: 55
Published award criteria (3)
- Comm Consultant Quality Submission: 55%
- Social Value
- Commercial Submission
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 6 Jul 2026, 10:45 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2026, 10:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063116- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c41dFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement will be conducted using a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.
Stage 1 – Pre-Selection Questionnaire (PSQ): Suppliers will be assessed against the published Conditions of Participation, including organisational capability, relevant experience, technical and professional ability, and capacity to deliver the contract. Responses to scored selection questions will be evaluated and the highest-ranked suppliers will be shortlisted.
The Council intends to shortlist up to five suppliers to progress to Stage 2, although it reserves the right to vary this number where necessary to maintain effective competition and ensure a proportionate procurement process.
Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender (ITT): Shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit a full tender, including detailed quality and commercial proposals. Final tenders will be evaluated on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) using the published award criteria and weightings.
The Authority reserves the right to seek clarifications and conduct limited interaction with bidders during the procurement where appropriate and in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Any such interaction will be undertaken in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Suppliers must submit their tenders by completing the Annexes to Tender Response Document of the PSQ. Completed tenders must be submitted using the e-Sourcing Portal. Suppliers should ensure that they allow plenty of time to upload the tender response, particularly where there are large documents. If bidders have any problems with the e-Sourcing Portal, they should contact the helpdesk via the online Help Centre at support@in-tend.com or calling 0845 5578079. As noted above, any tender received after the deadline may not be considered.
Timeline
6 Jul 2026 → 17 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published113 days ago6 Jul 2026, 10:45 BST
- Submission deadline88 days ago31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 2 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 19 days17 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Jul 2026, 10:45 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender