Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Strategic communications and public affairs advisory services
Notice Description
The purpose of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them. The FRC is committed to * Supporting the creation of a new regulator, the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA), into a high performing new robust and independent regulator, acting in the public interest and provide increased confidence in the UK market. Protecting and improving audit and reporting quality. * Making company reporting fit for the future. * Supporting the creation of the audit of the future * Ensuring that the world-leading UK Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes make the UK a great place to do business, helping support Covid-19 recovery and UK prosperity. This project relates to our requirement for an agency offering an integrated approach to strategic communications and public affairs with extensive experience in helping public interest bodies with engagement programmes with all of its stakeholders to improve/influence perceptions. FURTHER DETAILS Full details are available in the attached Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of Strategic communications and public affairs advisory services. This project relates to our requirement for an agency offering an integrated approach to strategic communications and public affairs with extensive experience in helping public interest bodies with engagement programmes with all of its stakeholders to improve/influence perceptions. The Agency should :- * Be experienced in supporting organisations undertaking extensive change programmes as the FRC transitions into a new regulator ARGA, including with internal communications * Provide creative approaches to creating content for a range of audiences through a number of traditional communication and digital channels and platforms * Have strong experience in supporting financial services organisations both in the corporate and regulatory world in times of public and government scrutiny/regulatory change * Have expertise in navigating government departments and parliamentary groups including developing briefings for offices and Select Committees and measuring influence * Have demonstrable experience in designing and supporting communications campaigns targeted at business, professional services and/or government * Possess the ability to provide media training and committee appearance practice for senior staff * Possess excellent written skills to summarise key research and findings into easily digestible collateral, and design thinking to recommend where infographics/visual content will have greater impact * Provide insights and market knowledge to suggest and promote thought leadership opportunities for the FRC. * Provide stakeholder mapping of UK media, regulatory and political landscapes and monitoring/measurement of stakeholder perceptions of the activities and influence of the FRC and our communications
Options: Duration two years with the option to extend by a further two years (2+2)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0357ed
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022054-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79416000 - Public relations services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Aug 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Sep 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Head of Procurement
- Contact Email
- procurement@frc.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2074922300
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC2Y 5AS
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Bassishaw
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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