Notice Information
Notice Title
ANDBC tender for the Provision of Tourism Destination Awareness Marketing Campaigns
Notice Description
Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Tourism Destination Awareness Marketing Campaigns.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: As detailed in the tender documents, additional advertising campaigns may be required throughout the duration of the Contract.
Renewal: The Contract will initially be awarded for a period of one year with an option to extend for a further 3 x 12-month periods, to be reviewed annually.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059a39
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004159-2026
- 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
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
79342000 - Marketing services
79822500 - Graphic design services
79933000 - Design support services
92111000 - Motion picture and video production services
92111210 - Advertising film production
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £225,600 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £225,600 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Jan 2026 - 16 Jan 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2029-09-14
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BANGOR
- Postcode
- BT19 6UF
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN09 Ards and North Down
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Ards and North Down
- Electoral Ward
- Ballymagee
- Westminster Constituency
- North Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004159-2026
19th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000240-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060066-2025
26th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056538-2025
15th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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