--- title: "Communications and Marketing Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-dc48864d-c672-4014-bc0f-65ae4a3018eb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dc48864d-c672-4014-bc0f-65ae4a3018eb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc48864d-c672-4014-bc0f-65ae4a3018eb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc48864d-c672-4014-bc0f-65ae4a3018eb.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2018-01-31" --- # Communications and Marketing Support Buyer: SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dc48864d-c672-4014-bc0f-65ae4a3018eb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dc48864d-c672-4014-bc0f-65ae4a3018eb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc48864d-c672-4014-bc0f-65ae4a3018eb.json) ## Summary The Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is inviting tenders for a contract titled "Communications and Marketing Support" as part of the NHS Transformation Unit's efforts to enhance its brand awareness and client engagement. This procurement, classified under marketing services, is currently in the open tender stage, with a budget of £300,000 GBP. The deadline for submitting tenders is 23rd February 2018, after which the contract is expected to commence on 26th March 2018 and run until 25th March 2021. The procurement process will be facilitated through the EU Supply tendering portal, ensuring accessibility and transparency for interested bidders. This opportunity presents a significant chance for businesses, particularly those in the fields of marketing, digital communication, and public relations, to grow and establish a partnership with the NHS. SMEs and organisations capable of providing innovative and creative solutions to enhance NHS communications and marketing strategies are particularly well-suited for this tender. The successful bidder will be tasked with delivering a range of services, including digital marketing, PR, and event support, making this a promising opportunity for companies looking to expand their engagement with public sector clients. ## Notice The NHS Transformation Unit (TU) is an innovative and fundamentally different organisation to many others within the NHS: Specialising in large scale clinical service transformation, we are an internal NHS consultancy with a strong track record of achievement. Wholly owned by the NHS (hosted by Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) and with an independent board, the TU has the expertise, integrity and innovation to drive health and care transformation forward at pace with the aim of reducing variation in care and transforming patient outcomes. The NHS Transformation Unit would like to appoint a full service agency as a strategic partner in communications and marketing. We want to provide creative content and products that make potential clients want to find out more about us and engage with our services. This will include developing resources to support a content marketing strategy to support our goal of being the preferred provider of NHS consultancy services. Given the way that we work on behalf of clients in the NHS, it is likely that there will also be an opportunity to provide us with outsourced support on our client projects, supporting the engagement and communications work that we need to deliver for clients when require. The contract will likely encompass creative support, digital marketing, PR and Communications and Event support. The successful bidder will be expected to provide a range of services and throughout the contract there is likely to be a variety of requirements which will satisfy some if not all of the areas above. The TU is currently developing its communications and engagement strategy that will help to define the activities and approaches that will be priorities for the organisation over the next three years. This strategy will be available at the start of the contract to the successful bidder to provide greater clarity on the delivery requirements throughout the proposed term. Whilst there will be a requirement for traditional communications and PR approaches the TU is seeking a provider who offers creative approaches to the development of a range of resources. These should help create greater brand awareness, showcase the ability of the TU and create resources that our target audiences will want to use and keep. The procurement process will be coordinated by Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the Transformation Unit. The process will be managed via the EU Supply tendering portal. You can register at :https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK The Tender Reference is 30585. Please direct any queries via the portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7988b1dd-564a-45e9-b5ba-9184ab48c054 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | 23 Feb 2018 | | Future notice date | 20 Jan 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 25 Mar 2018 - 25 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | SALFORD | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M50 1SY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Salford | | Electoral ward | Weaste & Seedley | | Westminster constituency | Salford | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79342000 - Marketing services - 79415200 - Design consultancy services - 79416000 - Public relations services ## Release History - 31 Jan 2018 at 15:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7988b1dd-564a-45e9-b5ba-9184ab48c054 - 15 Dec 2017 at 15:19 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/737f1c00-4d49-4575-898c-2060d7fbd40e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7988b1dd-564a-45e9-b5ba-9184ab48c054 31st January 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/737f1c00-4d49-4575-898c-2060d7fbd40e 15th December 2017 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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