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title: "Health Care Professional Communications Agency requirements"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d055"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD"
published: "2025-10-21"
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# Health Care Professional Communications Agency requirements

Buyer: AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d055

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## Summary

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), located in Coventry, UK, is currently in the tender stage of a procurement process, inviting bids for a Health Care Professional Communications Agency. This opportunity, under the category of public relations consultancy services, aims to partner with a specialist agency to bolster AHDB's health and nutrition strategy through evidence-based communication focused on nutrition, especially concerning red meat and dairy. The tender is open for submissions via an open procedure until noon on 24th November 2025, with questions permissible until 14th November 2025. The initial contract period is set from April 2026 with consideration for extensions, budgeting approximately £100,000 per annum.

This procurement presents a significant opportunity for agencies specializing in healthcare and nutrition communications, particularly those with experience in engaging healthcare professionals. Small and medium-sized enterprises with a robust understanding of public relations in the healthcare sector and those capable of providing high-quality, evidence-based communication strategies stand to benefit greatly. The tender's emphasis on both price and quality, with a 10% and 90% weighting respectively, showcases the importance placed on high-calibre, technical execution in securing this contract, making it a lucrative avenue for growth within the communications and consultancy industry.

## Notice

AHDB are seeking a specialist healthcare communication partner to help shape our health and nutrition strategy, providing credible evidence-based nutrition expertise to support our health care communications and stakeholder engagement plan, including the evaluations thereof, and shape wider conversations about British farming and food. The successful agency should have experience of specialist health care communications, with a particular focus on nutrition, and be able to provide a vast depth of healthcare professional experience within their team. The closing date for this opportunity is NOON 24th November 2025. The AHDB portal link is https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Suppliers must also register to the Central Digital Platform as per PA23 rules and regulations. The contract is approx PS100k per annum, initial contract is for 1 year with the option of 1+1 extensions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066935-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £375,000 |
| Lots value | £375,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV3 4SU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Cubbington & Leek Wootton |
| Westminster constituency | Kenilworth and Southam |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2025 at 07:44 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066935-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066935-2025
  21st October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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