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title: "Subscription for Online Planning Journals 2026/27"
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buyer: "The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe"
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# Subscription for Online Planning Journals 2026/27

Buyer: The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eabc

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## Summary

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe procured an annual subscription service for online planning journals for 2026/27. The subscription covers DCP, COMPASS and Planning Resource, providing access to planning-related information for the council’s work. This is a specialist information and publishing subscription rather than a construction, consultancy or software implementation requirement. The service is delivered for the council in Folkestone and Hythe, serving the council’s planning information needs in the United Kingdom. The procurement is categorised as a service, specifically subscription services. Suppliers relevant to this requirement include publishers, specialist planning information providers and agencies able to supply and maintain access to professional online planning publications for a public-sector customer.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. It comprised one completed lot. Haymarket Media Group Ltd was selected as the supplier, and the contract was signed on 22 January 2026. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £32,428 excluding VAT and £38,913.60 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The requirement was handled as a services procurement under the council’s direct-award route. The awarded scope covers the annual subscription for DCP, COMPASS and Planning Resource. No separate competing evaluation basis or scored criteria are recorded for this award.

This procurement demonstrates a public-sector buyer’s demand for paid access to established online planning journals and related specialist information. Competitors seeking similar work should be able to provide reliable, continuous access to professional planning content across the required titles, manage institutional subscriptions and support council users throughout the service period. Credibility is strongest for publishers, information-service businesses or authorised resellers with rights to supply the relevant publications and the operational capacity to administer access for a public authority. The buyer’s use of a below-threshold direct award indicates that a future supplier would need a clearly matching catalogue, straightforward subscription administration and a credible record of supplying comparable planning information, rather than general media or generic software services.

## Notice

Annual Subscription for DCP, COMPASS and Planning Resource 2026/27

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080436-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,428 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe |
| Locality | FOLKESTONE |
| Postcode area | Canterbury |
| Postcode | CT20 2QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ44 East Kent |
| Local authority | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Electoral ward | Folkestone Central |
| Westminster constituency | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HAYMARKET MEDIA GROUP LTD. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 15:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080436-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080436-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wonderly.agency
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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