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Eradicating child poverty - marketing and PR support

Scottish Funding Council

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30 Sep 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Funding Council commissioned marketing and public relations support for its funding to colleges aimed at eradicating child poverty. The work sits within marketing services and was delivered in Scotland. It was procured as one lot through the Scottish Government’s marketing services framework. The requirement concerns communications support linked specifically to the child poverty funding programme for colleges, rather than general marketing work across the Council’s activities. The buyer is the Scottish Funding Council, which is based in Edinburgh.

The procurement is complete and a contract has been awarded to Stand. This was a mini-competition under the Scottish Government marketing services framework, using an open procedure. Two bids were received, both from small and medium-sized enterprises. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026 and is active, with a recorded value of £147,000. The award covers the single lot for marketing and PR support connected with college funding to eradicate child poverty. No award date or contract period is recorded in the published process information.

This award shows demand from the Scottish Funding Council for focused marketing and public relations work supporting college funding to eradicate child poverty. Suppliers aiming to compete for a similar requirement should be able to shape communications around a defined public policy and funding programme, and deliver marketing and PR support that connects colleges with that purpose. The route used was a mini-competition within the Scottish Government’s marketing services framework, so relevant suppliers would need access to that framework to compete through the same route. Two SMEs bid, and the selected supplier was Stand. A credible competitor would therefore need suitable marketing services capability and the ability to respond to a framework competition for a single, programme-specific requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Eradicating child poverty - marketing and PR support

Notice Description

Eradicating child poverty funding for colleges, marketing and PR support

Lot Information

Lot 1

Eradicating child poverty funding for colleges marketing and PR support. This was a mini-competition under Scottish Government framework agreement for the provision of marketing services - Lot 1

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000844329
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565556
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

79342000 - Marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£147,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Funding Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 5HD
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Stand

Further Information

Notice Documents

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