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title: "Contract for a Media Relations and Communications Management System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07741d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GATESHEAD COUNCIL"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# Contract for a Media Relations and Communications Management System

Buyer: GATESHEAD COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07741d

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## Summary

Gateshead Borough Council procured a media relations and communications management system, classified as software and information systems. The requirement is for a centralised platform supporting the Council’s communications and stakeholder engagement activities. Relevant functionality includes media relations, stakeholder engagement and communications management. The Council is the public-sector buyer and the service is intended for its activities in Gateshead, United Kingdom. This is a goods procurement focused on supplying a technology solution rather than communications consultancy or general IT support. Businesses suited to this requirement would typically provide software platforms used by public-sector communications teams, with tools that bring media engagement and stakeholder communications into one managed system.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Gateshead Borough Council used a limited procedure and made a direct call-off award under the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement, without publishing a separate call for competition. Pulsar Group Plc was selected as the supplier, with one bid recorded. The contract is valued at £35,886. It was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs for 36 months, with an option to extend by a further 12 months. The stated award criterion was price. The published lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active; the award therefore represents the reported outcome for the requirement.

This procurement indicates demand from Gateshead Borough Council for a specialist communications technology platform rather than a one-off campaign or standalone media-buying service. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a proven media relations system with centralised management of communications and stakeholder engagement, supported by a clear understanding of public-sector communications workflows. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate that their platform can meet a defined Council specification and provide a dependable, integrated service for communications teams. Experience supplying similar systems to councils or other public bodies would help establish credibility, alongside the organisational capacity to support an ongoing software contract and any extended use of the platform.

## Notice

Gateshead Council has awarded a call-off contract under the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) for the provision of a Media Relations and Communications Management System. The solution will provide a centralised platform to support the Council's communications and stakeholder engagement activities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Gateshead Council has awarded a call-off contract under the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) for the provision of a Media Relations and Communications Management System. The solution will provide a centralised platform to support the Council's communications and stakeholder engagement activities.

Options: This contract is 36 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months

### Procurement Information

The contract was awarded as a call-off under the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement following a direct award process in accordance with the framework rules. Gateshead Council developed a specification for a Media Relations and Communications Management System and assessed suppliers available under G-Cloud 14 against the Council's requirements. Following a review of the available solutions, the awarded supplier was identified as the most suitable provider capable of meeting the Council's requirements, including media relations, stakeholder engagement and communications management functionality. The contract was awarded in accordance with the terms of the framework agreement and no separate call for competition was required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088085-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,886 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GATESHEAD COUNCIL |
| Locality | GATESHEAD |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE8 1HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Electoral ward | Bridges |
| Westminster constituency | Gateshead Central and Whickham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Pulsar Group PLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 10:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088085-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gateshead.gov.uk

## Provenance

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