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title: "Building Trust on Responsible Growth and the Local Plan Campaign"
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# Building Trust on Responsible Growth and the Local Plan Campaign

Buyer: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd0

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## Summary

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council commissioned an agency to deliver a resident-focused digital communications campaign, titled Building Trust on Responsible Growth and the Local Plan Campaign. The work concerns communicating difficult issues arising from the council’s decision on its local plan, following the Full Council decision to approve or reject it. The procurement is for public relations and related communications services, classified under CPV 79416000. The buying organisation is Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, a sub-central public authority. The campaign is associated with the council’s local plan and its communications with residents. Delivery is therefore relevant to agencies providing public-facing digital communications, public relations, campaign planning and resident engagement for local government or other public-sector clients.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. One completed lot was awarded to Grey Fox Communications and Marketing Ltd. The award is active and the contract was signed on 25 August 2026. The contract runs from 26 August 2026 to 18 November 2026. Its value is £35,400 excluding VAT and £42,480 including VAT. The selected supplier is an SME. The evaluation basis is not stated in the available procurement information. The requirement was not divided into multiple awarded lots: the single lot covered the resident-focused digital campaign and associated public relations services for communicating the local-plan decision and difficult related issues.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement from Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council for specialist public relations and resident-focused digital campaigning around a sensitive local-plan decision. It is most relevant to communications agencies that can translate complex planning and growth issues into clear public messages, develop digital campaign content and engage residents on behalf of a local authority. Credible competitors for a future requirement of this kind would need experience in public-facing campaigns, sensitive or potentially contentious communications, and working with public-sector stakeholders. The awarded supplier’s SME status also indicates that this type of short, focused council campaign can be delivered by a smaller specialist agency rather than only by a large communications group.

## Notice

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council is looking to work with an agency on a resident-focused digital campaign that will communicate some difficult issues around the decision on our local plan after the Full Council decision to approve/reject on 3 September.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080955-2026 |
| 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 | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Aug 2026 - 18 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,400 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council |
| Locality | KINGS HILL |
| Postcode area | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME19 4LZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Electoral ward | Kings Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Grey Fox Communications and Marketing Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79416000 - Public relations services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 16:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080955-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080955-2026
  25th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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