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title: "Plugged In Powered Up Advocacy Campaign"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Plugged In Powered Up Advocacy Campaign

Buyer: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-903b21b4-485c-4251-8e50-f1f4bb44eb01

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## Summary

The National Archives is conducting a tender for the "Plugged In Powered Up Advocacy Campaign," aimed at enhancing digital capacity within the archive sector. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically targeting business services related to law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. The tender is currently in the Award stage, with the contract period set to commence on 15th December 2019 and concluding on 31st March 2020. The tender period closed on 29th November 2019, and proposals were solicited via an open procedure classified as below threshold.

This opportunity is particularly suited for SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) that can deliver innovative marketing and campaign strategies geared towards digital engagement and preservation within cultural institutions. Businesses with expertise in public relations, digital marketing, or archival consulting would find this procurement beneficial for growth, as it seeks to foster investment in digital archiving infrastructure and workforce skills across the archive sector.

## Notice

The purpose of this procurement process is for The National Archives to select a supplier to design and deliver a campaign to advocate for increasing digital capacity in the archive sector. The campaign will inspire archivists and their senior managers to embrace with urgency the challenge of digital preservation, access and engagement. We want the campaign to: Raise awareness of the value of digital archives and signpost the resources that are available as part of our 'Plugged in, Powered up' strategy Increase the confidence and motivation of the archive sector to begin work now on digital preservation, access and engagement Encourage organisations to invest in workforce skills and digital archiving infrastructure to manage digital records.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15c87430-2c5d-4169-8196-b69900b1dbfe |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Nov 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2019 |
| Contract period | 8 Dec 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £23,450 |
| 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 | THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES |
| Locality | RICHMOND |
| Post town | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW9 4DU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kew |
| Westminster constituency | Richmond Park |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THWAITES COMMUNICATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2019 at 11:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15c87430-2c5d-4169-8196-b69900b1dbfe
- 8 Nov 2019 at 11:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4c6be32-c94f-4496-8fb4-963566db81a3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15c87430-2c5d-4169-8196-b69900b1dbfe
  19th December 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4c6be32-c94f-4496-8fb4-963566db81a3
  8th November 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/691ac0a6-acdd-4014-8d82-b7defbef0830
  Invitation To Tender - Plugged In Powered Up Advocacy Campaign

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