Notice Information
Notice Title
Public Affairs Support
Notice Description
We require a monitoring service consisting of weekly brief, daily notices and reports on business where QW is directly mentioned or where there is a highly relevant debate or committee meeting to supplement the weekly brief. We also require an annual perceptions audit of Members of the Senedd and profile rasing formal events for 30MSs plus briefing sessions. Following a voluntary 8 working day standstill period the Contract was awarded.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Additional services as described in the Specification: * Pre and post Senedd election briefings * Cross party manifestos * We may request monitoring of MS social media channels on ad hoc basis after a big announcement that impacts on qualifications and Qualifications Wales.
Renewal: Two options to extend by 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ee23
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030444-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £34,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £34,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £57,500 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £57,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jun 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 May 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 27 May 2025 - 27 May 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- QUALIFICATIONS WALES
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- NP10 8AR
- Post Town
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Newport
- Electoral Ward
- Tredegar Park and Marshfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030444-2025
6th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020891-2025
13th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009762-2025
17th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=328904
Invitation to tender, Instructions and Specification -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=328906
Freedom of Information Template
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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