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Building Trust on Responsible Growth and the Local Plan Campaign

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

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25 Aug 2026 at 16:00

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council commissioned an agency to deliver a resident-focused digital communications campaign, titled Building Trust on Responsible Growth and the Local Plan Campaign. The work concerns communicating difficult issues arising from the council’s decision on its local plan, following the Full Council decision to approve or reject it. The procurement is for public relations and related communications services, classified under CPV 79416000. The buying organisation is Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, a sub-central public authority. The campaign is associated with the council’s local plan and its communications with residents. Delivery is therefore relevant to agencies providing public-facing digital communications, public relations, campaign planning and resident engagement for local government or other public-sector clients.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. One completed lot was awarded to Grey Fox Communications and Marketing Ltd. The award is active and the contract was signed on 25 August 2026. The contract runs from 26 August 2026 to 18 November 2026. Its value is £35,400 excluding VAT and £42,480 including VAT. The selected supplier is an SME. The evaluation basis is not stated in the available procurement information. The requirement was not divided into multiple awarded lots: the single lot covered the resident-focused digital campaign and associated public relations services for communicating the local-plan decision and difficult related issues.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement from Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council for specialist public relations and resident-focused digital campaigning around a sensitive local-plan decision. It is most relevant to communications agencies that can translate complex planning and growth issues into clear public messages, develop digital campaign content and engage residents on behalf of a local authority. Credible competitors for a future requirement of this kind would need experience in public-facing campaigns, sensitive or potentially contentious communications, and working with public-sector stakeholders. The awarded supplier’s SME status also indicates that this type of short, focused council campaign can be delivered by a smaller specialist agency rather than only by a large communications group.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Building Trust on Responsible Growth and the Local Plan Campaign

Notice Description

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council is looking to work with an agency on a resident-focused digital campaign that will communicate some difficult issues around the decision on our local plan after the Full Council decision to approve/reject on 3 September.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080955-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79416000 - Public relations services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,400 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Aug 20262 days ago
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 18 Nov 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
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KINGS HILL
Postcode
ME19 4LZ
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ46 West Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Electoral Ward
Kings Hill
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Grey Fox Communications and Marketing Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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