Public Relations Consultancy Tenders and Contracts

Public relations consultancy tendering covers press office retainers, media relations, crisis communications and public affairs advice bought by public sector bodies. It can be tendered on its own or as one part of a wider marketing or communications framework.

Stotles brings together public relations consultancy tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.

If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Public relations consultancy is let as retainers or single contracts, or through marketing frameworks with separate lots for public affairs and public relations, such as the Scottish Government's marketing services framework.

Public relations tenders are scored on strategic approach, sector experience, media relationships, crisis capability and fees. Retainers run for several years, so a strong pitch for the first campaign matters.

Public relations agencies must follow the Code of Conduct on Local Authority Publicity or civil service propriety rules where they apply, and buyers often expect CIPR or PRCA membership. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar contracts at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.

Public relations consultancy is tendered as a retainer or single contract, through multi-supplier frameworks with separate lots for public affairs and public relations, or as one lot inside a wider marketing framework.

Government departments, arms-length bodies, state agencies and public corporations are regular buyers, procuring press office support, crisis communications and reputation management contracts.

Read communications strategies, campaign calendars, tourism and investment promotion plans and expiry dates for existing agency retainers, which show work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

Public relations notices carry 79416200 (Public relations consultancy services), 79416000 (Public relations services) and 79416100 (Public relations management services).