COI APPOINT B&B TO TWO ROSTERS

Band & Brown has been appointed to two rosters by the UK government's Central Office of Information (COI). Covering UK-wide PR briefs and government to business communications the frameworks are chosen to ensure government departments and public sector organisations can access the 'best of the best' communications agencies.
Gill Brown, CEO of Band & Brown Communications, said: "Over the last four years on the previous COI roster we have undertaken some of our most hard-hitting and high profile work to-date - from encouraging more community involvement for the Home Office to launching the first ever Colleges Week for the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills to raising the profile of Breastfeeding Awareness Week. We are looking forward to continuing our work with COI on the two rosters in the coming years."
The COI PR framework, worth approximately £15 million per year, was last reviewed in 2004 and the new framework became operational on 1 December 2008. The new framework was divided into lots to meet the requirements of the 2006 Public Contract Regulations that insist all suppliers "capable of performing the proposed contract" are invited to compete for each piece of business. The new system ensures that agencies can compete for work without going through a lengthy procurement process for every contract. Briefs can also be issued across lots depending on the requirements.