---
title: "DHSC: Independent Review, Mental Health- External Communications Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078d10"
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published: "2026-10-21"
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# DHSC: Independent Review, Mental Health- External Communications Support

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078d10

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## Summary

The Department of Health & Social Care commissioned external communications support for publication of the final report of its Independent Review into Prevalence and Support for Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism. The work concerns communicating complex and potentially contested evidence clearly, accurately and accessibly, while safeguarding the review’s independence and managing reputational risk around a high-profile publication. This is communications and public relations support, within advertising and marketing services. The named buyer is the Department of Health & Social Care, a central government department. The process has one lot, and the supplier is based in London; the procurement does not state a separate delivery location.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Hanbury Strategy. The award date was 21 October 2026. The award value is £45,000 excluding VAT (£54,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 21 to 22 October 2026. The Department used a direct award without competition, below the relevant threshold. The requirement was not divided into multiple lots: one lot is complete. The stated purpose was to provide time-limited communications support for the report’s publication. No evaluation criteria are recorded for this direct award, so the procurement does not provide a basis for comparing how competing proposals were assessed.

For communications consultancies and public affairs firms, this award demonstrates demand from the Department of Health & Social Care for short, focused communications support around a sensitive, high-profile health review. A credible supplier would need to explain complex and potentially contested evidence accurately and accessibly, protect the independence of the work being communicated, and manage reputational risk during publication. Experience in health policy or mental health, ADHD and autism communications would be relevant to understanding the subject matter, although the procurement does not state these as formal qualifications. The small, time-limited assignment suggests a need to mobilise communications expertise for a concentrated publication period rather than deliver a long-running programme. The award followed a direct route without competition, so this example does not establish competitive scoring criteria for future work.

## Notice

To secure time-limited external communications support to manage the publication of the Final Report of the Independent Review into Prevalence and Support for Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism, ensuring clear, accurate and accessible communication of complex and potentially contested evidence, protecting the Review's independence and managing reputational risk during a high-profile publication period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099575-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Oct 2026 - 22 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department of Health and Social Care |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Hanbury Strategy |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 14:57 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099575-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099575-2026
  21st October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://hanburystrategy.com/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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