FSCS issues £540k PR contract offer

Carmen Reichman
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has put a £360,000 - £540,000 contract to tender, which will cover the scheme's external PR activity over the coming two years.

The PR work, which is currently carried out by PR firm Hanover whose contract has come to an end, will help the scheme raise public awareness and handle corporate and stakeholder engagement, the FSCS said. The contract will be funded by the FSCS' awareness budget, part of the £313m levy the scheme proposed for the coming year. The FSCS said in a statement on its website: "The FSCS requires a strategic partner to support its delivery of a comprehensive communications strategy. Building awareness of the scheme is at the heart of its mission. "The PR agency will be required to provide...

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