Contract awardedCopywriting

FCP: Improving the tone of Defra group communications

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
London
Direct award
21 February 2025 to 31 March 2025

Consultancy project focused on refining the tone of voice for group-wide communications. The work involves reviewing existing messaging and providing expert guidance to ensure consistency and clarity across departmental outputs.

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Awarded value: £20k; As published
Published: 4 March 2025
Awarded: 21 February 2025; The First Word
Contract length: 1 month; Ends 31 March 2025

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist communications consultancy services to improve tone of voice and clarity in corporate and public sector messaging.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 1 month
Contract dates: 21 February 2025 to 31 March 2025
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79111000

Services in this contract

Copywriting, editing and proofreadingMain service£30k typicalImproving tone of Defra group communications

Lifecycle

Published
4 March 2025
Contract awardedto The First Word
21 February 2025
Contract starts
21 February 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2025

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/283192/fcp-improving-the-tone-of-defra-group-communications
Buyer reference: CF-0467900D8d000003VQwdEAG
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-e39d10b2-eb16-4d9d-9a0a-750e04b33273
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. FCP: Improving the tone of Defra group communications. Contract award, 4 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/283192/fcp-improving-the-tone-of-defra-group-communications (accessed 5 November 2026).