RFQ 2026/32 - PR Agent for DTFF Celebration Event

Business ServicesCPV 79416000

Value£30k

Deadline15 Sept 2026

Published1 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 1 Sept 202612 days leftCloses 15 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Timothy Ervine

timothy.ervine@nmandd.org

03001374000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

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Contract value in context

£30ktotal contract value

median £66k

this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Business Services band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) publishes Business Services work continuously — 98 notices, roughly one every 9 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

14% of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council invites quotations from suitably experienced PR and Event Management agencies to deliver a high-quality showcase event and supporting communications campaign.

PR Agent for Digital Transformation Flexible Fund DTFF Celebration Event

What it takes to bid this

5–9 daysof bid-team effort

£3.4k–£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

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

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

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

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

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