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Buses for you phase 4 Marketing and promotions support

West Northamptonshire Council

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28 Aug 2026 at 09:54

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Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council procured ongoing marketing and promotional support for its “Buses for you phase 4” programme. The requirement covers promotional services, including continuing support for marketing and promotional activity. The work is a service rather than goods or construction, classified under CPV 79342200. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, based in Northampton. Delivery is stated for the United Kingdom. The requirement was organised as a single lot covering ongoing promotional and marketing support. This is therefore relevant to marketing agencies, promotional services providers and communications businesses able to deliver continuing support for a local authority transport-related programme across the UK.

The procurement has completed and an active award was made to GO Travel Solutions Ltd, a Leicester-based SME. The contract value is £75,000. The contract was signed on 27 May 2026 and is active. The procedure was a limited award without prior publication of a call for competition, using a rationale that the procurement fell outside the relevant directive’s scope and was needed to support West Northamptonshire Council’s ongoing works. The single lot was marked cancelled, while the related award and contract are active. One bid was recorded for the lot. The award criterion was price, so the successful offer was evaluated on cost rather than a published quality weighting.

This procurement demonstrates a defined need for continuing marketing and promotional support from West Northamptonshire Council, delivered through a limited procedure without a prior competition. A competing supplier would need to provide reliable ongoing promotional and marketing services for a public-sector transport programme, with the operational capacity to maintain support over the life of an active contract. The award to an SME indicates that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist business rather than only a large agency. Price was the stated award criterion, so credible future suppliers would need a competitive, clearly costed service offer alongside evidence that they can sustain the required promotional activity for the council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Buses for you phase 4 Marketing and promotions support

Notice Description

Ongoing Marketing and promotions support.

Procurement Information

To support WNC with ongoing works

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee41
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082050-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for 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

79342200 - Promotional services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£75,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GO TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Further Information

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