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Health Care Professional Communications Agency requirements

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Buyer Address: Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry, UKG13, CV3 4SU, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Sarah Waters

Contact Email: procurement@ahdb.org.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
375000.0 GBP
Gross: 450000.0 GBP
Published
21 Oct 2025, 07:44
Deadline
24 Nov 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

AHDB are seeking a specialist healthcare communication partner to help shape our health and nutrition strategy, providing credible evidence-based nutrition expertise to support our health care communications and stakeholder engagement plan, including the evaluations thereof, and shape wider conversations about British farming and food. The successful agency should have experience of specialist health care communications, with a particular focus on nutrition, and be able to provide a vast depth of healthcare professional experience within their team. The closing date for this opportunity is NOON 24th November 2025. The AHDB portal link is https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Suppliers must also register to the Central Digital Platform as per PA23 rules and regulations. The contract is approx £100k per annum, initial contract is for 1 year with the option of 1+1 extensions.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066935-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 375,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 450,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Commercial Costings/Price (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality/Technical (90%)

Documents

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Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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