Scope
Description
Sodali & Co Limited will support Orbit in the role of strategic communications advisers to provide the following scope of services relating to the planning and implementation of an issues management workshop:
Stage one:
• Creation of a corporate positioning statement that aligns with Orbit's vision
• A working session for Orbit and Sodali in London to:
o Review Orbit's business continuity plans (high level) and share lessons learnt from Perry St
o Discuss and agree potential issues scenarios (incident-based e.g. social media post/ rumour inciting hate, similar to Perry Street; a riot; incident requiring lockdown; health and safety incident such as a fire etc.)
o Discuss how Orbit would respond (operationally and reputationally) based on its existing business continuity plans
• The Sodali team to then work these findings up into a workshop to be held at Orbit's office in Coventry with its communications and Silver IMT teams to discuss how the company would respond
• The output from this session would then be developed into two workstreams: the creation of a specific section for Orbit's Issues Management Procedure (communications focused but with operational considerations), and recommendations for the various teams to implement
Stage two:
• Sodali to help design and run a scenario day with Silver IMT to test that the learnings have been factored into internal plans and to identify any gaps
Contract 1. Issues Management Societal Issue Planning and Scenario
Supplier
Contract value
- £33,750 excluding VAT
- £40,500 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
4 March 2026
Contract dates
- 5 March 2026 to 4 January 2027
- 10 months
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
This Contract may be amended or varied at any time by mutual agreement in writing.
CPV classifications
- 79416000 - Public relations services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
Sodali & Co
The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall St
London
EC3V 4AB
United Kingdom
Email: david.cohen@sodali.com
Website: https://sodali.com/
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Issues Management Societal Issue Planning and Scenario
Contracting authority
ORBIT GROUP LIMITED
- Companies House: IP28503R
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDDL-8571-LDGT
Garden Court, Harry Weston Road, Binley Business Park, Binley
Coventry
CV3 2SU
United Kingdom
Email: group.tenders@orbit.org.uk
Region: UKG33 - Coventry
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government