DFE - LRA - Communications Partner
Estimated value
£300k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
28 Jul 2025
Description
The Labour Relations Agency (the Buyer) requires the services of a Supplier to contribute to the delivery of the Communications Strategy for 2025-2029, and Communications Plan for 2025-2026. The Supplier must have experience and expertise delivering integrated communications campaigns and initiatives. The Supplier will support the Buyer in identifying and developing solutions to reach wider audiences, concentrating on those with lowest levels of awareness of the Agency (currently 18-34 age group). The Agency’s role in dispute resolution is better known (and cases are confidential) so the work of the Buyer and Supplier will focus particularly on the dispute prevention and good employment practice roles of the Agency, in helping to educate others about their employment rights and responsibilities. This contract will commence from the date of award, for an initial period of 3 Years. There are 2 options to extend for anything up to a further period of 1 year each subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary provision.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 5827166
- Total value
- £300,000 excluding VAT£360,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 09 Sept 2025 to 09 Sept 2028Possible extension to 09 Sept 2030
2 options to extend for anything up to a further period of 1 year each subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary provision.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79000000794160007941610079416200
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitative Criteria | 3 Criteria - as detailed in the Tender Documents covering: Key Personnel Experience, Proposed Methodology and Contract Management and Contingency. | quality | 70.00% |
| Quantitative Criteria | Average Daily Rates - as detailed in the Tender Documents. | price | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 26 Aug 2025, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure