Media & Parliamentary Monitoring

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        "title": "Media & Parliamentary Monitoring",
        "description": "NICE is seeking to appoint one or more suitably qualified suppliers to deliver media distribution, media monitoring and evaluation, and parliamentary monitoring services. The services are structured into three separate Lots, and bidders may apply for one Lot, multiple Lots, or all Lots. Each Lot will be evaluated and awarded independently. Lot 1 Distribute and publish corporate multimedia content - primarily media releases. Lot 2 Monitor, evaluate and. report on the outputs from its corporate communications in the UK media Lot 3 Monitor and report on parliamentary activities Contract term: April 2026 - March 2029 (36 months). The contract(s) will each cover an initial three-year period with options to extend by up to two 12-month periods. The deadline for responses is (12 pm noon) 27th February 2026. To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Procurement Reference: C387790 Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk",
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                "title": "Provision of press, online and broadcast monitoring and evaluation and analysis",
                "description": "The provision of press, online and broadcast media monitoring, coverage and content evaluation and analysis, including the ability to monitor specific national, specialist and regional publications (both online and print) and a function to create simple, tailored dashboards to report on required performance key metrics by date, topic, or message.",
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                "title": "Provision of parliamentary monitoring and political research services",
                "description": "Parliamentary monitoring and an up-to date political contact database. Monitoring should cover parliamentary debates, questions, Government announcements, and committee reports, as well as information from political stakeholders such as charities, trade bodies and think tanks.",
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