Scope
Reference
DN774718
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
- £463,598 excluding VAT
- £556,317 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
6 November 2025
Contract dates
- 6 November 2025 to 30 September 2027
- Possible extension to 30 September 2029
- 3 years, 10 months, 25 days
Description of possible extension:
Initial 2 year term followed by an additional 2 year extension
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not setting key performance indicators
Contract value less than £5 million including VAT
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
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): No
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