--- title: "Appointment of Creative/Advertising Agency for Creative Campaign for Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (2025 Issue)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVY" published: "2025-12-12" --- # Appointment of Creative/Advertising Agency for Creative Campaign for Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (2025 Issue) Buyer: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a6.json) ## Summary The National Museum of the Royal Navy is organising a procurement process for the appointment of a Creative/Advertising Agency to support a creative campaign for the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Initially issued in October 2025, the tender aimed at a 12-month contract, with the potential for extension, and targeted various regions within the United Kingdom. The process commenced with tender invitations and updates, but eventually resulted in cancellation on 12 December 2025 due to insufficient quality in the bids received; no submission achieved the minimum 60% quality score required. Although plans for a market engagement session and submission deadlines were formerly set, the tender stage has now concluded without award due to unmet quality standards. This contract initially presented a strategic growth opportunity for businesses within the advertising and marketing services industry. The procurement method targeted small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and encouraged participation through open competition below the threshold level. The project, associated with a gross budget of £72,000, sought innovation-led creative solutions to bolster the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard's visibility and engagement efforts across the UK. Despite the tender's cancellation, businesses adept in creative service delivery should remain observant of similar opportunities with the National Museum of the Royal Navy or related cultural entities, as future campaigns may arise requiring expertise in both quality and price competitiveness. ## Notice The Appointment of Creative/Advertising Agency for Creative Campaign for Portsmouth Historic Dockyard tender issued by the National Museum of the Royal Navy Operations (NMRN Operations) and Mary Rose Trust is for the provision of Creative/Marketing Agency services. This appointment is for an initial 12-month creative campaign for Portsmouth Historic Dockyard- with an option retained to extend for a further 12 months. The NMRN and Mary Rose Trust (as joint operators of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as PHD Operations) will host an Online Market Engagement Session to discuss the tender. This is due to take place on Friday 7th November 2025, to ensure you book onto this Online Market Engagement Session and to ensure you receive an MS Teams Invite, please express an interest in this tender opportunity by emailing; tenders@nmrn.org.uk Clarifications should be issued to the NMRN Tenders Inbox- tenders@nmrn.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082269-2025 | | Notice type | UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Dec 2025 | | Submission deadline | 24 Nov 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000 | | Lots value | £60,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Cancelled | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVY | | Additional buyers | Missing | | Locality | PORTSMOUTH | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO1 3NH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth | | Local authority | Portsmouth | | Electoral ward | Charles Dickens | | Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services ## Release History - 12 Dec 2025 at 08:37 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082269-2025 - 18 Nov 2025 at 11:31 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074699-2025 - 4 Nov 2025 at 14:39 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070886-2025 - 29 Oct 2025 at 17:01 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069543-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082269-2025 12th December 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074699-2025 18th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070886-2025 4th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069543-2025 29th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6806 Invitation to Tender Document, Annex D-H including response forms for quality and price must be completed. - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6807 The main Scope of Requirement for this tender. - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6808 Included, with majority of information in Appendix 1, for reference. - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7997 Issue 1 of clarification responses. ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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