Notice Information
Notice Title
AHDB Health Care Professional communications Agency requirements
Notice Description
AHDB were seeking a specialist healthcare communication partner to help shape our health and nutrition strategy, providing credible evidence-based nutrition expertise to support our health care communications and stakeholder engagement plan. The contract award was announced on the 5th January 2026 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d057
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d057
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010769-2026
- 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
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- 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
- £375,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £375,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £375,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £375,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
- Contact Name
- Sarah Waters
- Contact Email
- procurement@ahdb.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COVENTRY
- Postcode
- CV3 4SU
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG13 Warwickshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Warwick
- Electoral Ward
- Cubbington & Leek Wootton
- Westminster Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010769-2026
6th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007094-2026
27th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000138-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066937-2025
21st October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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