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title: "NCC1803 Engagement of external advertising agency"
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# NCC1803 Engagement of external advertising agency

Buyer: Northumberland County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5a4eccfb-78ea-47f1-acac-6becd2deaade

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## Summary

Northumberland County Council procured a fully managed statutory advertising service. The appointed advertising agency is required to use its expertise and resources to format and place Council advertisements in local newspapers, supporting compliance with relevant statutory and legislative requirements. This is a public-sector advertising services contract, classified under CPV 79341000. Delivery covers the North East of England. The requirement is relevant to advertising agencies, media planning and buying businesses, and suppliers that manage public notices for councils. It particularly suits providers able to handle the end-to-end production and placement of legally required advertisements, rather than businesses offering only general creative advertising or isolated newspaper space.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 1 September 2026. Northumberland County Council made a direct award through the ESPO 3A_24 Advertising Solutions framework, Lot 2 for public notices advertising; the tender method is recorded as selective and the call-off value is £950,000. PeopleScout Limited (trading as TMP Worldwide) was awarded the contract for the same value. The contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 March 2028. The tender submission deadline was 1 September 2026 at 12:00. The service is categorised as services and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Evaluation and award were conducted through the framework call-off and direct-award route.

This award demonstrates a substantial, recurring requirement from Northumberland County Council for managed statutory advertising and public notices. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to receive Council requirements, format advertisements accurately, select and liaise with appropriate local newspapers, manage placements across the North East, and provide reliable evidence that publication meets statutory and legislative obligations. Relevant experience in public-sector notices, deadline-sensitive media buying, compliance checking and account management would be important. SMEs were considered suitable, so a specialist agency with strong delivery controls may be able to compete alongside larger media and recruitment advertising providers. The framework route also shows the importance of understanding public-sector framework arrangements and call-off procedures.

## Notice

The Council requires the appointed supplier to use its expertise and resources to deliver a fully managed, compliant statutory advertising service. This includes the formatting and placement of Council advertisements in local newspapers to ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and legislative requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9c91bbd-a019-4167-9bf7-097028dc7e3c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £950,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £950,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Northumberland County Council |
| Locality | MORPETH |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE61 2EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC42 Northumberland |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Electoral ward | Morpeth Kirkhill |
| Westminster constituency | North Northumberland |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TMP UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79341000 - Advertising services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 13:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9c91bbd-a019-4167-9bf7-097028dc7e3c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9c91bbd-a019-4167-9bf7-097028dc7e3c
  1st September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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