Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Media Support to DARC
Notice Description
Award of Contract for Public Relations services to the DARC programme. Contract published for transparency purposes only. All redactions have been undertaken in accordance with the FOI Act 2000 part 2.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5f7d7e21-9249-4dfd-82af-701ec5b2240c
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0574c497-d812-4986-a1c4-498dfe800cfd
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,500 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £12,500 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Mar 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HIGH WYCOMBE
- Postcode
- HP14 4UE
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
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- Local Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ridgeway West
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0574c497-d812-4986-a1c4-498dfe800cfd
22nd July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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