Expired contract

RFQ - Public health brand and always on behaviour change and marketing consultancy

Details

Buyer: Essex County Council
Supplier(s): Claremont Communications
Value: £56,971.8
Topic: Design consultancy services
Published: 8 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Behavioural Science supplier will be appointed to support the Senior Campaigns Advisor and Campaigns Adviser to review and advise on user journeys from engagement to access and outcome, through the lens of where communications and marketing-based interventions can make the most impact as a strategic lever and how. The appointed supplier will be led by this insight and analyse in determining a strategy and delivery plan, along with brand and performance metrics and an evaluation / reporting framework that promotes test and learn approaches, continuous improvement and insight/knowledge that can be shared within a community of practice. The product of this output is to result in a Public Health Always On Communications and Marketing plan (including, but not exclusive to, a small number of identified mini campaign areas throughout the year). ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2026
Completed: Award published8 April 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date8 April 2026

About the buyer

Essex County Council is a local authority that procures through three in-house teams, Corporate, Place and People. Larger opportunities are advertised through Open, the council's own tendering and contract management platform. Smaller and lower-value contract notices instead appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The Place team commissions highways, waste, energy and transport work, including a dedicated Dynamic Purchasing System for bidders. Construction projects separately run through the Essex Construction Framework, a route for regional contractors. The People team commissions education, social care, adult support and public health services across the county.

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 Essex County Council's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

79415200 · Design consultancy services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov