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Everyday Investor 5

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation

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21 Aug 2026 at 09:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation procured communications services for the fifth phase of its Everyday Investor campaign. The work supports campaign delivery and execution, raising awareness of NEST and helping members understand pensions and investing. The campaign is intended to communicate NEST’s investment strategy and build on learning from earlier phases. Its content may showcase assets such as Deep Green, whose use of data-centre heat to provide free heating for local swimming pools illustrates community benefits from pension investment. The requirement centres on compelling, human-centred storytelling about investment and its real-world impact. Delivery covers the United Kingdom, for NEST Corporation, a central government public authority based in London. The procurement was for one complete service requirement rather than multiple lots.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Third City Limited, an SME, following a below-threshold limited competition. The award was made on 21 August 2026. The contract was signed on the same date and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. NEST Corporation may use a 12-month extension, allowing the contract to continue until 31 August 2028. Its value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. The award covers the full requirement under a single lot. The recorded service classification is pension investment services, although the practical requirement is campaign communications and storytelling supporting NEST’s investment-awareness objectives. The award is active and the contract is active.

This procurement shows that NEST buys specialist communications support to explain pensions and investment strategy to members through accessible, evidence-led storytelling. Suppliers seeking comparable work would need to demonstrate campaign planning and execution, strong public-facing communications, and the ability to turn complex pension or investment subjects into clear, engaging content. Relevant experience would include human-centred storytelling, developing narratives around real assets and community outcomes, and translating investment activity into benefits that audiences can understand. Credibility would also depend on working from established campaign insight and learning, while keeping the client’s investment strategy central to the message. The successful supplier profile indicates that an SME can deliver this type of focused communications requirement for NEST, provided it combines creative capability with a sound understanding of pensions and investment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Everyday Investor 5

Notice Description

support the delivery and execution of the next phase of our Everyday Investor campaign. The campaign will raise awareness of Nest and help demystify pensions and investing for our members. Our 5th phase will potentially showcase assets we hold, such as Deep Green. Deep Green's innovative use of data centre heat to provide free heating for local swimming pools is a strong example of how pension investments create real-world community benefits, brought to life through compelling human-centred storytelling. We want this communications campaign to clearly reflect Nest's investment strategy as a key message, while building on the insights and learnings from previous phases.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e944
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079759-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66131100 - Pension investment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THIRD CITY LIMITED

Further Information

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