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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

GSE Case Study, Marketing and Communications Support

Business ServicesCPV 79342000

Value£100k

Deadline11 Sept 2026

Published13 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 13 Aug 202623 days leftCloses 11 Sept 2026

Who to contact

procurement@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£100ktotal contract value

median £66k

this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Business Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Greater South East Net Zero Hub is one of five regional net zero Hubs, funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).

One of the Greater South East Net Zero Hub’s (the Hub) key objectives is to bring the Hub’s story to life and clearly demonstrate the value and breadth of support it provides, and the outcomes delivered through local net zero, public sector decarbonisation and community energy projects.

Showcasing projects and providing case studies form a key part of the Hub’s Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with DESNZ.

Specifically, this commission of external support is linked to Objective 3: 'Objective 3: Support a national knowledge transfer programme to improve information sharing, training, and evaluation, and build networks and partnerships.

Support LA's in their engagement with the public on net zero and net zero programmes.' The Hub wants to share knowledge and best practice across the public and community energy sectors, as well as highlighting and promoting opportunities for others to benefit from, alongside shared issues and lessons learned.

The Hub requires a supplier to provide end-to-end campaign management for between 30 – 50 individual projects.

The supplier will support the identification, development and promotion of high-quality case studies and related end-to-end campaign management.

A dedicated campaign is required for each identified case study, with a non-negotiable price for each element of the campaign agreed.

The supplier will lead the end-to-end campaign for each project identified, including all communications and stakeholder engagement.

Content and campaign activity should demonstrate the Hub’s role as an enabler, highlight the contribution of Hub support to project development and delivery, and make it easier for public sector organisations and partners to understand what can be replicated, adapted or learned from the projects promoted.

This is not limited to written case studies; the Hub is seeking a supplier that can propose and deliver a broad, engaging and innovative mix of communications formats, tailored to different audiences and channels, to increase the profile of the Hub, support stakeholder engagement, and encourage wider knowledge sharing across the sector.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

One of the Greater South East Net

Specifically, this commission of external support is

Specifically, this commission of external support is linked to Objective 3:.

'Objective 3: Support a national knowledge transfer

'Objective 3: Support a national knowledge transfer programme to improve information sharing, training, and evaluation, and build networks and partnerships.

Support LA's in their engagement with

Support LA's in their engagement with the public on net zero and net zero programmes.'.

The Hub requires a supplier to provide

The Hub requires a supplier to provide end-to-end campaign management for between 30.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Net zero commitmentPolicies & commitments

The Greater South East Net Zero Hub is one of five regional net zero Hubs, funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Stated in this notice

Show at bidComparable references / case studies“…cts. Showcasing projects and providing case studies form a key part of the Hub’s Memoranda of Understanding…”

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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