Published date: 12 November 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 December 2020, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Public relations services - 79416000

Location of contract

PR1 2HE

Value of contract

£270,000

Procurement reference

tender_254081/900822

Published date

12 November 2020

Closing date

16 December 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Central Lancashire requires the assistance of an external PR agency to support the proactive and reactive national and broadcast media relations activity for between 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2023 with an option to extend for 24 months
The University requires a PR agency to support the following areas;
- the proactive generation of national, international and broadcast media coverage
- assistance with reactive statements when required
- crisis management support (including out of hours)
- profile raising of the new Vice-Chancellor
- provision of media training
- strategic PR planning
- provision of monthly evaluation, planning and status reports
- ad hoc capacity support which may include occasional stories just targeted at regional and trade media or copywriting support for citations

More information

Links

About the buyer

Address

Vernon Building, Vernon Street
Preston
PR1 2HE
England

Email

etenders@uclan.ac.uk

Website

esourcing.uclan.ac.uk