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Health Care Professional Communications Agency requirements

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:24.

Opportunity overview

AHDB are seeking a specialist healthcare communication partner to help shape our health and nutrition strategy, providing credible evidence-based nutrition expertise to support our health care communications and stakeholder engagement plan, including the evaluations thereof, and shape wider conversations about British farming and food. The successful agency should have experience of specialist health care communications, with a particular focus on nutrition, and be able to provide a vast depth of healthcare professional experience within their team. The closing date for this opportunity is NOON 24th November 2025. The AHDB portal link is https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Suppliers must also register to the Central Digital Platform as per PA23 rules and regulations. The contract is approx £100k per annum, initial contract is for 1 year with the option of 1+1 extensions.

Classification

  • CPV79416200 — Public relations consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£375k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05d055
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
9 Feb 2026, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
24 Nov 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
As per AHDB terms and conditions

Enquiry period

Ends
14 Nov 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
375,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
450,000

Renewal

Description
1+1 after initial 1 year contract

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial Costings/Price
Type
price
Description
10% weightings

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality/Technical
Type
quality
Description
90% Quality/Technical

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
90
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79416200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public relations consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
066935-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
21 Oct 2025, 08:44

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
AHDB are aware this is a niche market with limited suppliers/agencies. The successful agency should have experience of specialist health care communications, with a particular focus on nutrition, and be able to provide a vast depth of healthcare professional experience within their team, focusing on red meat and dairy.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBHX-8363-MBBV
Name
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG13
Country
GB
Locality
Coventry
Postal Code
CV3 4SU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Middlemarch Business Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBHX-8363-MBBV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Sarah Waters

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Coventry · UKG13 · CV3 4SU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d055-2025-10-21T08:44:47+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·