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
Description of possible extension:
The contract will run on a 2 year initial term followed by an additional 2 year extension
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
25 June 2025
Enquiry deadline
26 June 2025, 12:00am
Submission type
Tenders
Deadline for requests to participate
26 June 2025, 12:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
Tender documents will be available on https://procontract.due-north.com/Register, when the Tender Notice is published (anticipated on 23/06/2025).
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
30 August 2025
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
Multi Stage procedure will include a tender scoring, moderation and a supplier presentation stage for down-selected suppliers.
Reduced tendering period
Yes
Qualifying planned procurement notice - minimum 10 days
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