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Corporate Advertising

Durham County Council

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12 Oct 2026 at 14:53

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council procured corporate advertising services for council-wide service areas. The scope covers a broad mix of advertising and promotional channels: bus and other digital outdoor advertising, radio, television, cinema, press, web and social media advertising, exhibition marketing and distribution. The work is intended to support services across the council rather than a single named service. Delivery is in County Durham, England. The requirement is classified as advertising services (CPV 79341000).

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected. Durham County Council used a direct award below the public procurement threshold, without competition, for a single lot. Steve Davidson Advertising Limited was awarded the contract. The contract was signed on 22 July 2026 and runs from 23 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £150,000 excluding VAT (£180,000 including VAT). The published procurement information gives no award date or stated evaluation basis, so the outcome cannot be linked to scored criteria or a comparative tender process.

For suppliers considering similar future work with Durham County Council, this contract indicates demand for coordinated advertising across council-wide services and a multi-channel delivery capability. Relevant experience would include planning and placing campaigns across outdoor transport advertising, digital outdoor media, broadcast, cinema, press, web and social media, as well as exhibition promotion and distribution. A credible provider would need to manage different channels as one corporate advertising service and support varied council service areas. The selected supplier is a small business, showing that the requirement was delivered by an SME; the data does not establish specific accreditations, staffing levels or technical qualifications as conditions of award.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Corporate Advertising

Notice Description

Contract for Corporate Advertising relating to council wide service areas. Includes but not limited to: Bus Advertising, Digital Outdoor advertising, Radio, TV, Cinema, Press, Web advertising, exhibition marketing, social media advertising, distribution etc

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0785c3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096155-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without 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

79341000 - Advertising services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 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
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STEVE DAVIDSON ADVERTISING LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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