---
title: "Strategic Communications"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051366"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BORDER TO COAST PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED"
published: "2025-11-06"
---

# Strategic Communications

Buyer: BORDER TO COAST PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051366

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## Summary

The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Limited, situated in Leeds, United Kingdom, has recently concluded the procurement process for a "Strategic Communications" contract, awarding it to Apella Advisors Limited. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically public relations consultancy services. The process utilised an open, competitive flexible procedure. Significant milestones include the start date of the contract on 1st October 2025, with an initial duration of two years, extendable by another two years. The total gross contract value is £556,317, concluding on 30th September 2027, potentially extending to 2029. The procurement progressed through several stages, from planning and tender to final awarding, indicating a comprehensive evaluation process that began with 22 bids and concluded with the selection of 3 suppliers for the final stage.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for firms specialised in corporate communications, particularly those with expertise in engaging with the asset management and LGPS ecosystem. Firms capable of navigating regulatory and societal changes while providing thought leadership across media platforms will find this contract rewarding. The competitive nature of the tender process, which saw a wide array of bids, underlines the importance of a robust communications strategy and stakeholder engagement. Companies capable of extending a client's communications team, as Apella Advisors is set to do, are well-suited for similar future opportunities.

## Notice

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is seeking a corporate communications agency to work with its Policy & Communications team. The appointed agency will act as a day-to-day extension of Border to Coast's team, helping it evolve its long-term communications strategy, spot and navigate issues that might affect the organisation or its partners, and carry out communications and public affairs activity and stakeholder engagement. The selected agency will ideally know the asset management and LGPS ecosystem and understand how regulatory, political and societal factors might impact our business. It will have experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and have excellent communications and thought leadership capabilities in both national and trade media (financial and business). 22 tenders were received and 3 suppliers were shortlisted to the final stage.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Initial contract term of 24 months, with 1x 24 month extension available.

### Planning Information

Initial engagement has taken place with potential agencies in the market.
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is seeking a corporate communications agency to work with its Policy & Communications team. The appointed agency will act as a day-to-day extension of Border to Coast’s team, helping it evolve its long-term communications strategy, spot and navigate issues that might affect the organisation or its partners, and carry out communications and public affairs activity and stakeholder engagement.
The selected agency will ideally know the asset management and LGPS ecosystem and understand how regulatory, political and societal factors might impact our business. It will have experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and have excellent communications and thought leadership capabilities in both national and trade media (financial and business).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071539-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 6 Nov 2025 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £560,000 |
| Lots value | £560,000 |
| Awards value | £560,000 |
| Contracts value | £463,598 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BORDER TO COAST PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 2HJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | APELLA ADVISORS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Nov 2025 at 11:02 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071539-2025
- 16 Sep 2025 at 15:53 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057082-2025
- 25 Jun 2025 at 09:32 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034952-2025
- 14 May 2025 at 15:23 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021452-2025
- 14 May 2025 at 14:19 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021376-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071539-2025
  6th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057082-2025
  16th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034952-2025
  25th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021452-2025
  14th May 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021376-2025
  14th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Login/Index?ReturnUrl=%2fLogin%2fLogoutConfirmation
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
- https://www.bordertocoast.org.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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