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DHSC: Independent Review, Mental Health- External Communications Support

Department of Health and Social Care

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21 Oct 2026 at 14:57

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health & Social Care commissioned external communications support for publication of the final report of its Independent Review into Prevalence and Support for Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism. The work concerns communicating complex and potentially contested evidence clearly, accurately and accessibly, while safeguarding the review’s independence and managing reputational risk around a high-profile publication. This is communications and public relations support, within advertising and marketing services. The named buyer is the Department of Health & Social Care, a central government department. The process has one lot, and the supplier is based in London; the procurement does not state a separate delivery location.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Hanbury Strategy. The award date was 21 October 2026. The award value is £45,000 excluding VAT (£54,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 21 to 22 October 2026. The Department used a direct award without competition, below the relevant threshold. The requirement was not divided into multiple lots: one lot is complete. The stated purpose was to provide time-limited communications support for the report’s publication. No evaluation criteria are recorded for this direct award, so the procurement does not provide a basis for comparing how competing proposals were assessed.

For communications consultancies and public affairs firms, this award demonstrates demand from the Department of Health & Social Care for short, focused communications support around a sensitive, high-profile health review. A credible supplier would need to explain complex and potentially contested evidence accurately and accessibly, protect the independence of the work being communicated, and manage reputational risk during publication. Experience in health policy or mental health, ADHD and autism communications would be relevant to understanding the subject matter, although the procurement does not state these as formal qualifications. The small, time-limited assignment suggests a need to mobilise communications expertise for a concentrated publication period rather than deliver a long-running programme. The award followed a direct route without competition, so this example does not establish competitive scoring criteria for future work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DHSC: Independent Review, Mental Health- External Communications Support

Notice Description

To secure time-limited external communications support to manage the publication of the Final Report of the Independent Review into Prevalence and Support for Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism, ensuring clear, accurate and accessible communication of complex and potentially contested evidence, protecting the Review's independence and managing reputational risk during a high-profile publication period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078d10
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099575-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£45,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Contract Period
21 Oct 2026 - 22 Oct 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Postcode Area
South West 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
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hanbury Strategy

Further Information

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