Media Relations - Guildhall School
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Rebecca Driver Medial Relations
- Value
- £250,000.4
- Topic
- Public relations services
- Published
- 1 October 2024
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The City of London Corporation (the City) invited Tenders for the provision of Media Relations Services. Lot 1: The City of London Corporation required a Media Relations Contractor for the Guildhall School. The awarded supplier will: Deliver the objectives of Guildhall School’s PR strategy, proactively seeking positive media coverage and engagement across the School’s strategic objectives. Act as the School’s press office, handling reactive media enquiries and working with the School to identify appropriate responses and spokespeople/content; providing staff presence to support with interviews, filming, and press desks as required. Drive profile for the School via media coverage of the School’s substantial events programme, achieving preview coverage, listings, attendance by critics and reviews. Support the School on reputational and crisis communications, providing expert advice and immediate management of sensitive and complex issues that may receive media attention, including liaison with the central City of London communications team. Support brand awareness by proactively seeking opportunities for Guildhall academic/artistic staff to comment on industry topics or provide expert opinion in the media. Engage with influencers and undertaking digital media relations activity, coordinating with the School’s own social media and digital marketing activity (nb. the School manages its own social media presence and channels). Provide daily media clippings summaries, both featuring the School and in order to share wider industry news, recording and retaining relevant clippings, and producing digital media clippings books on request. Work with the School’s marketing and communications team to revise and renew the PR strategy as required. The duration of the contract is three (3) years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to two (2) years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore five (5) years.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date25 September 2024
- Completed: Award published1 October 2024Current notice
About the buyer
City of London Corporation buys as a local authority, and sets out its own procurement policies and requirements for suppliers. Its City Fund draws on rental and interest income from the Corporation's own property, alongside business rates and council tax. New tender opportunities are advertised through the Corporation's Sourcing and Contracts Portal, where suppliers register. Lower-value opportunities also appear on Contracts Finder, with higher-value contracts advertised on Find a Tender. A three-year Commercial Pipeline gives suppliers early visibility of larger opportunities. The Corporation also runs soft market testing to shape future procurements with suppliers.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of City of London Corporation's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and construction work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79416000 · Public relations services
- 79416100 · Public relations management services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov |
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