Scope
Description
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is seeking a corporate communications agency to work with its Policy & Communications team. The appointed agency will act as a day-to-day extension of Border to Coast's team, helping it evolve its long-term communications strategy, spot and navigate issues that might affect the organisation or its partners, and carry out communications and public affairs activity and stakeholder engagement.
The selected agency will ideally know the asset management and LGPS ecosystem and understand how regulatory, political and societal factors might impact our business. It will have experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and have excellent communications and thought leadership capabilities in both national and trade media (financial and business).
Total value (estimated)
- £560,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 26 September 2025 to 26 September 2027
- Possible extension to 26 September 2029
- 4 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
Engagement
Engagement deadline
24 June 2025
Engagement process description
Initial engagement has taken place with potential agencies in the market.
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is seeking a corporate communications agency to work with its Policy & Communications team. The appointed agency will act as a day-to-day extension of Border to Coast's team, helping it evolve its long-term communications strategy, spot and navigate issues that might affect the organisation or its partners, and carry out communications and public affairs activity and stakeholder engagement.
The selected agency will ideally know the asset management and LGPS ecosystem and understand how regulatory, political and societal factors might impact our business. It will have experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and have excellent communications and thought leadership capabilities in both national and trade media (financial and business).
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
24 June 2025
Contracting authority
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Limited
- Companies House: 10795539
5th Floor, Toronto Square, Toronto Street
Leeds
LS1 2HJ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Border to Coast Procurement Team
Email: procurement@bordertocoast.org.uk
Website: https://www.bordertocoast.org.uk
Region: UKE42 - Leeds
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government