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title: "Hartlepool Place Brand Development"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e0d7"
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buyer: "Hartlepool Borough Council"
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# Hartlepool Place Brand Development

Buyer: Hartlepool Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e0d7

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## Summary

Hartlepool Borough Council, working with the Hartlepool Board, commissioned place brand development services for Hartlepool. The requirement is for a suitably experienced place branding agency to create a clear, compelling and implementable place brand. This is a strategic marketing and place-branding assignment, covering the development of the brand rather than a general marketing campaign. The work is for Hartlepool and is being delivered for the council in partnership with the Hartlepool Board. The procurement is categorised as services, with the relevant classification describing marketing services. The council is the public-sector buyer and the requirement concerns the promotion and positioning of Hartlepool as a place.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to DS EMOTION (MANCHESTER) LIMITED. The award was made on 11 August 2026, and the contract was signed on 10 August 2026. The contract runs from 11 August 2026 to 11 December 2028. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT, or £48,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The published outcome identifies DS EMOTION (MANCHESTER) LIMITED as the selected supplier for the full place brand development requirement. The process used a limited procurement method rather than an open competition.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Hartlepool Borough Council for strategic place-branding expertise delivered in partnership with a local place board. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement of this type would be experienced place branding or marketing agencies able to shape a clear and compelling identity for a town, translate strategy into an implementable brand, and work effectively with public-sector stakeholders and partnership boards. Credibility would depend on relevant experience in place brand development and the ability to deliver practical implementation, not simply creative concepts. The selected supplier was recorded as an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a suitably capable specialist agency rather than only by a large corporate marketing group.

## Notice

Hartlepool Borough Council, working in partnership with the Hartlepool Board, has appointed a suitably experienced place branding agency to develop a clear, compelling and implementable place brand for Hartlepool.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076028-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 11 Aug 2026 - 11 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Hartlepool Borough Council |
| Locality | HARTLEPOOL |
| Postcode area | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS24 8AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Hartlepool |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Hartlepool |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DS EMOTION (MANCHESTER) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79342000 - Marketing services

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2026 at 09:35 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076028-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076028-2026
  11th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://dsemotion.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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