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title: "Provision of PR support for Fresh and Balance"
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# Provision of PR support for Fresh and Balance

Buyer: COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-66feaedd-5aa6-42a1-b691-889f82840be5

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Provision of PR support for Fresh and Balance" is led by the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, based in County Durham, England. This public procurement project fits within the public relations services industry category and is currently at the Award stage. The tender has a total valued at £120,000 and a contract period starting from 6th March 2018, lasting for 12 months with possible extensions. Expressions of interest for this opportunity have already closed, having ended on 19th September 2017.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in public relations and communication services, particularly those focused on health and community initiatives. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in media engagement, press release development, and social media strategy would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating in this procurement, businesses can contribute to important public health messages and support efforts to reduce tobacco and alcohol-related harms in the North East of England.

## Notice

Fresh, Smoke Free North East and Balance the North East Alcohol Office are Public Health funded organisations based in the North East of England. Their respective remits are to reduce the harm caused by tobacco and alcohol amongst their local population using a multi-strand approach based on best national and international evidence. A key element of their work and priority of local funders is the delivery of all year round news and social media activity to ensure topical issues and messages to foster behaviour change are in the public eye all year round on the channels that people see, read and hear, providing a highly cost effective return on investment. This also involves building support for measures to reduce smoking and harmful drinking, and engaging and motivating key partners. While the exact scope of work from month to month may need to be flexible, central to the offering will be providing a core press office function, supporting writing and localisation of press releases with figures, case studies and spokespeople, handling time sensitive media enquiries, looking for new champions and evaluating reach and return on investment. The contract is for 12 months with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months. To express your interest in the opportunity please click on the following link https://www.cardea.nhs.uk/cardea/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=3754&Culture=en-GB Expressions of interest will close at 12 Noon 19th September 2017 Additional information: To express an interest in the opportunity please click on the following link https://www.cardea.nhs.uk/cardea/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=3754&Culture=en-GB Please note expressions of interest close 12 Noon 19th September 2017

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/464dba2f-e446-435a-bdb7-807f3676b8d2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Sep 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2018 |
| Contract period | 6 Mar 2018 - 5 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £120,000 |
| 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 | COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | COUNTY DURHAM |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR8 2RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Shotton and South Hetton |
| Westminster constituency | Easington |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GARDINER RICHARDSON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79416000 - Public relations services

## Release History

- 15 Mar 2018 at 10:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/464dba2f-e446-435a-bdb7-807f3676b8d2
- 9 Aug 2017 at 11:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b1eab9e-9373-4cd4-ac75-95cbfb71bad1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/464dba2f-e446-435a-bdb7-807f3676b8d2
  15th March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b1eab9e-9373-4cd4-ac75-95cbfb71bad1
  9th August 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cardea.nhs.uk/cardea/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=3754&Culture=en-GB

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