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Public Relation/Communication Support - Key Projects

The West of England Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

The West of England Combined Authority was looking for suppliers for consultancy and marketing work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.

The estimated value is £1,500,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 32 months, up to 44 months with extensions, starting 21 September 2026.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to engage the market to help design and develop its scope of the provision of public relation/ communication support for key projects being delivered by the MCA, including: West Innovation Arc, Mass Transit and the Spatial Development Strategy. The nature of these projects is highly political with various key stakeholders both internally and externally within the community. They will require support for public consultation. Please register interest using our procurement system by registering below: https://weca-atamis.my.site.com/ProSpend__eSourcing_Community_Registration?locale=uk

Lots

LotTradeValue
West Innovation Arc
21 September 2026 to 31 May 2029
What this lot covers

Comms/PR Support for the West Innovation Arc. See Attachment 1 - Specification for more details.

Management consultancy, Marketing and communications£500,000
Mass Transit
21 September 2026 to 31 May 2029
What this lot covers

Comms/PR Support for Mass Transit. See Attachment 1 - Specification for more details.

Management consultancy, Marketing and communications£500,000
Spatial Development Strategy
21 September 2026 to 31 May 2029
What this lot covers

Comms/PR Support for the SDS. See Attachment 1 - Specification for more details.

Management consultancy, Marketing and communications£500,000

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 028042-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 065362-2026

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From notice 028042-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 March 2026, last updated 10 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.