Published date: 16 December 2024

This notice was replaced on 17 January 2025

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 17 January 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

EC2Y 5AS

Value of contract

£70,000 to £84,000

Procurement reference

FRC2024-137

Published date

16 December 2024

Closing date

8 January 2025

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

31 January 2025

Contract end date

30 January 2026

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 purpose of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them.

Delivering on our purpose will bring a variety of benefits. Our direct stakeholders include companies, institutional investors, auditors, actuaries, accountants and their respective professional bodies. Our indirect stakeholders include retail shareholders, suppliers, employees, customers, communities, pensioners and savers, and financial institutions, all of whom have an interest in the health of companies and other organisations within our existing and future regulatory scope and in the success of the UK corporate sector as a whole.

This project relates to our requirement for Stakeholder engagement support and services.

Project Requirements
• An agency offering an integrated approach to support with strategic communications, stakeholder engagement and public affairs
• Extensive experience in helping public interest bodies with engagement programmes across the full breadth of its stakeholder base to understand and improve perceptions
• Experience in supporting organisations undertaking extensive change programmes
• Creative approaches to accessible content for a range of audiences on highly technical policy areas
• Strong experience in supporting financial services organisations both in the corporate and regulatory world in times of public and government scrutiny/regulatory change
• As necessary, provide communications support to the team to ensure a holistic and responsive service
• The ability to provide insight into the shifting international environment and analyse possible impact on the UK market.

THIS IS A SUMMARY. PLEASE REFER TO THE INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) FOR FULL DETAILS.

More information

Attachments

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Note:

• Download and review the documents;

• Observe the timelines and tender process

• Register your interest in this opportunity by email to Procurement@frc.org.uk

• Important - You will need to register your interest in this opportunity to receive the Q&A responses.

Note:
The estimated value reflects one year costs.
The FRC reserves the right to extend the contract (capping at no greater than £175k)

About the buyer

Contact name

Head of Procurement

Address

8Th Floor
LONDON
EC2Y5AS
England

Telephone

020 7492 2300

Email

procurement@frc.org.uk

Website

https://www.frc.org.uk/