Published date: 11 June 2019

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: 2 July 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Public relations consultancy services - 79416200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1 to £115,000

Procurement reference

tender_153667/774934

Published date

11 June 2019

Closing date

2 July 2019

Contract start date

19 August 2019

Contract end date

18 August 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Sale of Student Loans Act 2008 came into force on 21 July 2008 and authorises the Secretary of State for DfE to sell the student loan book in whole or in part. The scope of this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") is for communications support for the Sale programme, with a focus on engagement with the financial press. The successful supplier will provide financial communications support for the programme of sales.

More information

Links

Additional text

This procurement is being handled via the DfE e-sourcing portal which is accessible at https://education.bravosolution.co.uk. This is the only means by which documents can be accessed and responses provided, and will be used for all subsequent communication. You will in the first instance need to register at the above url before being able to access any documents

About the buyer

Address

Cheylesmore House
Coventry
CV1 2WT
England

Email

ESFAProcurement.HELP@education.gov.uk