Notice Information
Notice Title
EAST SUFFOLK DESTINATION BRAND POSITIONING REVIEW AND MARKETING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT Lot 2
Notice Description
services to support the delivery of a strategic marketing and destination branding programme for Lot 2: Digital Visitor Journey and Touchpoint Audit
Lot Information
Destination Positioning Analysis and Strategic Insight
To review and explore why East Suffolk / Suffolk lags behind comparable destinations in visitor performance, perception, and profile-and to provide strategic insight and recommendations for improving its competitive positioning.
Digital Visitor Journey and Touchpoint Audit Suffolk-Wide Strategic Tourism Marketing PlanCreate a 3-5 year Suffolk-wide tourism marketing strategy and action plan, considering existing budgets. Enable cross-authority collaboration on future campaigns. Integrate market intelligence and shared objectives on behalf of partners
Implementation action plan and KPIsDevelop an action plan for improvements aligned with lots 1-3 and council/partner priorities. Recommend clear KPIs and performance tracking to evaluate the improvements over time.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055144
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030276-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
71620000 - Analysis services
72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79342000 - Marketing services
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £51,200 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Oct 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Mar 2026 - 1 Jul 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST SUFFOLK COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WOODBRIDGE
- Postcode
- IP12 1RT
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH63 East Suffolk
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- East Suffolk
- Electoral Ward
- Melton
- Westminster Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030276-2026
1st April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020636-2026
6th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034198-2025
20th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034197-2025
20th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk/aspx/Home
Please register for free on the following link to view the full documentation and express interest once logged in and submit your tender response: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk/aspx/Home Documents are RFQ Document, Draft Contract terms , and Appendices A-C
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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