Awarded contract

2025-054 Public Affairs Support

Details

Buyer: Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
Supplier(s): Cavendish Consulting
Value: £210,000
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 13 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Ofgem require support within their External Affairs team in Wales specifically, as well as wider GB with the development and delivery of public affairs. This requires on the ground support in Wales through an agency with Welsh-specific knowledge and insight in order to increase engagement in the nation. In addition, wider capacity gaps in the team have created a need for additional support from an external organisation to help with public affairs in Great Britain (GB) more broadly. This covers both delivery work and strategic insight in order to help the internal team broaden and strengthen relationships with policymakers and increase their awareness and understanding of Ofgem’s work. ## Contract award Title: 2025-054 Public Affairs Support

Timeline

Completed: Award published13 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date13 March 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months

About the buyer

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) is Britain's energy regulator, a non-ministerial government department. Most goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks, chiefly its Energy and Economic Services and Advice agreement. Lots span gas and electricity engineering, distributed energy resources, and economic and financial advice.

Ofgem then runs a further competition or awards work directly to a supplier on the relevant lot.

Over the past 5 years, most of Ofgem's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems, and IT services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov
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