---
title: "Buses for you campaign phase three"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eab7"
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buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# Buses for you campaign phase three

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eab7

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council commissioned ongoing marketing support for phase three of its “Buses for you” campaign. The requirement is for promotional and campaign marketing services, supporting the continuation of an established workstream rather than a one-off supply of goods or construction activity. The work relates to delivery in Northamptonshire. The council is the buying organisation and the requirement is classified as promotional services. This opportunity is relevant to marketing agencies and communications suppliers with experience of supporting public-facing transport or travel campaigns, particularly those able to provide continuing campaign support and work closely with a local authority. The requirement is focused on marketing delivery for the Buses for you campaign rather than general corporate communications.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 8 April 2026 to Go Travel Solutions. The award is active. The contract value is £75,000 and the contract was signed on 20 August 2026. The procurement used a limited procedure, specifically an award without prior publication of a call for competition. The council stated that it made a direct award because the requirement forms part of an ongoing workstream. One lot covered the continuing marketing support; that lot is recorded as cancelled, while the associated award remains active. Evaluation was based on price. One bid was recorded. The contract period is for the Buses for you campaign phase three requirement covering 2026 to 2027.

This award shows that West Northamptonshire Council uses external suppliers for continuing promotional support for its public transport campaigns, with a requirement substantial enough to justify a dedicated marketing contract. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate campaign marketing capability, experience of promotional communications and the capacity to sustain support across an ongoing workstream. Understanding transport-user audiences, translating service messages into accessible campaign content and coordinating delivery with a local authority would be relevant strengths. The selected supplier is recorded as an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist business rather than only a large agency. Suppliers should also be comfortable with price-led evaluation and direct-award or limited-procedure procurement routes.

## Notice

Ongoing Marketing support Buses for you phase three 2026 - 2027

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To provide ongoing marketing support Buse for you campaign phase three.

### Procurement Information

Direct award due to ongoing work stream.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080426-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £75,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Northamptonshire Council |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Go Travel Solutions |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79342200 - Promotional services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 14:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080426-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.westnorthants.gov.uk

## Provenance

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