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title: "Media Relations - Guildhall School"
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# Media Relations - Guildhall School

Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0455ad

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## Summary

The City of London Corporation is managing a public procurement process for the provision of media relations services for the Guildhall School, with Rebecca Driver Media Relations as the awarded supplier. Classified under Public Relations Services (CPV 79416000), this contract, valued at GBP 250,000.4, has been completed with a contract duration of three years, extendable up to five years. The contract became effective on 1st October 2024, and the procurement method employed was the open procedure, open to GPA. This tender was aimed at enhancing the PR strategy of the Guildhall School, proactively seeking positive media coverage and managing media enquiries, among other tasks. The contract involves delivering services within London, UK, specifically at the Guildhall School, Silk St, London EC2Y 8DT.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses specialising in media relations, particularly those proficient in public relations management, crisis communications, and digital media engagement. Businesses that can provide extensive press office support, drive media coverage for event programmes, and offer expert advice on reputational issues can particularly benefit from this contract. The requirements also emphasise coordination with social media and digital marketing activities, making it suitable for companies adept in these areas. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with strong capabilities in media relations and a strategic approach to brand awareness will find substantial growth potential in competing for such tenders.

## Notice

The City of London Corporation (the City) invited Tenders for the provision of Media Relations Services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The City of London Corporation required a Media Relations Contractor for the Guildhall School. The awarded supplier will: Deliver the objectives of Guildhall School's PR strategy, proactively seeking positive media coverage and engagement across the School's strategic objectives. Act as the School's press office, handling reactive media enquiries and working with the School to identify appropriate responses and spokespeople/content; providing staff presence to support with interviews, filming, and press desks as required. Drive profile for the School via media coverage of the School's substantial events programme, achieving preview coverage, listings, attendance by critics and reviews. Support the School on reputational and crisis communications, providing expert advice and immediate management of sensitive and complex issues that may receive media attention, including liaison with the central City of London communications team. Support brand awareness by proactively seeking opportunities for Guildhall academic/artistic staff to comment on industry topics or provide expert opinion in the media. Engage with influencers and undertaking digital media relations activity, coordinating with the School's own social media and digital marketing activity (nb. the School manages its own social media presence and channels). Provide daily media clippings summaries, both featuring the School and in order to share wider industry news, recording and retaining relevant clippings, and producing digital media clippings books on request. Work with the School's marketing and communications team to revise and renew the PR strategy as required. The duration of the contract is three (3) years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to two (2) years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore five (5) years.

Renewal: The contract is expected to be for three (3) years, with an option to extend for a further two (2) years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031349-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | 2 Jun 2024 |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2024 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £250,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLI31 Camden and City of London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | REBECCA DRIVER MEDIA RELATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79416000 - Public relations services
- 79416100 - Public relations management services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2024 at 12:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031349-2024
- 3 Jun 2024 at 10:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017125-2024
- 29 Apr 2024 at 09:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013703-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
- https://www.capitalesourcing.com

## Provenance

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