Public Voice is seeking a strategic communications partner
Published : 10 June 2026
Public Voice is seeking a strategic communications partner to help us deliver on our Strategy for 2025-30. Our new strategy is intended to increase our focus where it can make the greatest difference to communities, services, and inequalities.
What we need
We invite proposals from suitably qualified communications agencies, consultancies, or specialist suppliers to provide strategic and delivery support across communications, brand, public relations, digital engagement, and stakeholder communications.
We are seeking a strategic communications partner who can help strengthen our profile, amplify community voices, support organisational growth, and communicate our impact effectively to commissioners, partners, funders, stakeholders, and the communities we serve.
Full details of what we’re looking for, and how to submit a proposal, can be found in the Request for Proposals document which you can download below.
Purpose of this Request for Proposal
This Request for Proposal (RfP) is for a supplier to co-create and then deliver a programme of communications that supports the Public Voice strategy. The aims of this programme of communications are to:
- Develop brand visibility and credibility in our chosen focus areas
- Create traction with our target audiences – in particular commissioners, partners and funders in our focus areas
- Ensure our organisation is consistently making thought-leading contributions on key topics and debates in our focus areas
- Support the development of qualified leads for income generation.
Budget
The available budget is up to £38,000, excluding VAT, for a 12-month term.
Your budget should indicate a breakdown of costs, (for example) any graphic design or print costs, events, or other expenses. Your proposed budget should cover all costs associated with delivery of the project and outputs/outcomes.
The proposed budget should be detailed in a pricing schedule, using the template provided as a download below.
What to submit
Your proposal should consist of no more than 12 A4 pages using at least font size 11. Please submit a proposal including the following sections:
- Motivation and fit
- Project approach / methodology
- Relevant experience
- Team
- Examples of strategic communications campaigns delivered
- Proposed output/outcome measures
- Pricing
- Added value.
All suppliers are also asked to complete the pricing schedule template provided below.
How to submit your proposals
Please submit proposals electronically in PDF format to hello@publicvoice.uk. Your proposal should consist of no more than 12 A4 pages using at least font size 11. Please use the subject line ‘RfP Response – Strategic Communications Partner – [Supplier Name]’, inserting your name/organisation name.
Submissions should be sent by 14:00 (2pm) on Wednesday 1st July 2026. Late submissions may not be considered.
Terms and conditions
The successful supplier will be required to agree to the Public Voice Terms and Conditions. A copy of our T&Cs is provided as a download below.