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Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Public Affairs and Communications Support

Cheshire West and Chester Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 23:06.

Opportunity overview

The Combined Authority is seeking flexible public affairs and communications support to strengthen its profile, improve engagement with government and political stakeholders, and ensure clear, strategic communication of its priorities. The CA requires external support to: • Provide strategic public affairs advice aligned to organisational priorities and emerging programmes. • Build and manage relationships with UK Government, ministers, parliamentarians, officials and other political stakeholders. • Identify opportunities to influence national policy, funding decisions and major government processes. • Produce high quality political and stakeholder communications, including letters, briefings, submissions, speeches and meeting preparation. • Support engagement with local MPs, council leaders, neighbouring authorities, businesses, universities and regional partners. • Strengthen the CA's reputation through proactive media, stakeholder engagement and thought leadership. • Provide political intelligence, horizon scanning and advice on emerging issues. • Ensure coordinated communications across public affairs, policy, media and corporate channels.

Awarded to

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CWE COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Matched by number
Contract value
£48.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£58.5k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 11003586
Location
London, UKI71, N2 0SN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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-06e705
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCJB-2814-BHZP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCJB-2814-BHZP

Address

Street Address
The Portal, Wellington Road
Locality
Ellesmere Port
Postal Code
CH65 0BA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD63

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
CWE COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Id
GB-COH-11003586

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11003586

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGGR-9133-TCYZ

Address

Street Address
59 Manor Park Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
N2 0SN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI71

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79416200
Description
Public relations consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-11003586
Name
CWE COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
30 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
30 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Optional 3 month extension

Value

Including VAT
58,500
Amount
48,750
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078749-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Aug 2026, 08:40
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ellesmere Port · UKD63 · CH65 0BA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 078749-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·