--- title: "Revised PR and public affairs agency recruitment tender" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-53c04a2c-212f-4093-8ab1-3e55fb5ebca3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-53c04a2c-212f-4093-8ab1-3e55fb5ebca3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-53c04a2c-212f-4093-8ab1-3e55fb5ebca3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-53c04a2c-212f-4093-8ab1-3e55fb5ebca3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED" published: "2021-06-09" --- # Revised PR and public affairs agency recruitment tender Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-53c04a2c-212f-4093-8ab1-3e55fb5ebca3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-53c04a2c-212f-4093-8ab1-3e55fb5ebca3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-53c04a2c-212f-4093-8ab1-3e55fb5ebca3.json) ## Summary The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited has initiated a public procurement process for a "Revised PR and public affairs agency recruitment tender". This opportunity, valued at £75,000, is set within the services industry, primarily focusing on business services such as marketing and consulting. The contract period commences on 1st August 2020 and extends until 31st March 2022. Interested parties must submit their tender responses by 23rd July 2020, at 5:00 PM, to be considered, following an open procedure (below threshold). The agency's address is located in Oxford, OX1 1SA, England. This tender presents significant opportunities for PR and public affairs agencies, particularly those looking to expand their operations in the public sector. With a sizeable contract value and a two-year engagement, businesses that specialise in high-impact marketing campaigns or public affairs strategies would be particularly well-suited to compete. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to apply, creating pathways for growth in this competitive landscape. ## Notice We are delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a PR and public affairs agency to team-up with the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership. This is a 20-month opportunity, which will be reviewed at the end of the financial year 2020/21 (end of March 2021). On 10 February this year, we launched a tender opportunity for a PR/public affairs agency to work alongside OxLEP for a two-year period. This opportunity was closed on 6 March and a number of agencies were shortlisted for consideration on 11 March. As a direct result of the COVID-19, we took the decision on 19 March to suspend the original recruitment process and advised all shortlisted agencies of this step. Since this suspension, it has become very apparent that some areas of support outlined in the original tender document needed to be significantly refined. Therefore, we have taken the decision to coordinate a new recruitment process, based against an updated tender document and we will reopen this opportunity to the wider market. We welcome applications from all PR and public affairs agencies that meet the specified selection criteria. Interested agencies or parties should submit tender responses no later than Thursday 23 July at 5pm. All key dates are outlined in the below tender document. Agencies are welcome to contact OxLEP for a discussion regarding this project prior to the submission deadline. Please contact Rob Panting, Communications Manager at OxLEP, via: 07748 333402 or email: robert.panting@oxfordshirelep.com. To ensure equal treatment - where clarification is sought on anything in relation to this tender document - we will promptly make the information available to all potential bidders too though a set of FAQs. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ce3013f-74d6-4456-bf6a-961d36da5a7b | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Jul 2020 | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £75,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £45,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | | Locality | OXFORD | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX1 1SA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Oxford | | Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas | | Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | TALACOM | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 9 Jun 2021 at 15:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ce3013f-74d6-4456-bf6a-961d36da5a7b - 8 Jul 2020 at 16:16 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2322b10-ef74-426b-b189-c623f2efd6b0 - 11 Feb 2020 at 08:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2322b10-ef74-426b-b189-c623f2efd6b0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ce3013f-74d6-4456-bf6a-961d36da5a7b 9th June 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2322b10-ef74-426b-b189-c623f2efd6b0 8th July 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.oxfordshirelep.com/tenderopportunity Tender opportunity - https://www.oxfordshirelep.com/news/article/tender-opportunity-oxlep-pr-and-public-affairs Tender document ## Notice URLs - https://www.oxfordshirelep.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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