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).
22 tenders were received and 3 suppliers were shortlisted to the final stage
Contract 1. Strategic Communications
Supplier
Contract value
- £560,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
16 September 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
16 September 2025
Standstill period
- End: 25 September 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
30 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027
- Possible extension to 30 September 2029
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
Initial contract term of 24 months, with 1x 24 month extension available
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Information about tenders
- 22 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Supplier
APELLA ADVISORS LIMITED
- Companies House: 11664779
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMLJ-3835-QVJT
11-12 Manchester Mews
London
W1U 2DX
United Kingdom
Email: sh@apellaadvisors.com
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Strategic Communications
Contracting authority
BORDER TO COAST PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
- Companies House: 10795539
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZTH-6472-NGDG
5th Floor Toronto Square
Leeds
LS1 2HJ
United Kingdom
Region: UKE42 - Leeds
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government