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Marketing Production Services

Department for Business & Trade

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19 Aug 2026 at 11:36

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business & Trade intends to procure marketing production services for its departmental requirements. The work falls within business and business-related services and is likely to involve the production and delivery of marketing materials or other marketing outputs. The procurement is being led by the Department as a central government buyer. The opportunity is relevant to agencies, production companies and specialist marketing suppliers whose core business is delivering marketing production services for public sector or other organisational clients. The requirement is presented as a single service package rather than separate categories of work, with the scope to be defined further as the procurement develops.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Department has announced an intention to buy but has not invited tenders. It expects to use a selective procedure to make an award under an existing framework, without reopening competition. The planned contract is for one lot, with an indicative term from 1 April 2028 to 30 March 2030. Renewal is allowed, with the contract capable of extending to 31 March 2033. The estimated value is £2,000,000 excluding VAT, or £2,400,000 including VAT. The lot is currently planned, so these arrangements represent the buyer’s stated procurement intention rather than a bid deadline or a live competition.

The requirement is likely to suit established marketing production suppliers that can provide a managed service to a central government department and deliver work consistently across the contract term. Relevant businesses may include marketing agencies, creative production companies and specialist suppliers with experience turning departmental or corporate requirements into completed marketing outputs. Suppliers should assess whether they are eligible to operate through the existing framework, since the planned award is intended to be made under that arrangement without reopening competition. The single-lot structure may suit a provider able to take responsibility for the full marketing production requirement rather than only one narrow service. Businesses can use the planning period to review framework eligibility, public sector references, production capacity and delivery processes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Marketing Production Services

Notice Description

The Department has a requirement for Marketing Production Services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e75b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078892-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2028 - 30 Mar 2030 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Business & Trade
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2DY
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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