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title: "Freelance Social Media Manager"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef29"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "East Lindsey District Council"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# Freelance Social Media Manager

Buyer: East Lindsey District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef29

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## Summary

East Lindsey District Council procured freelance social media management services for its Story Tellers programme. The appointed manager leads the creation and delivery of the programme’s social media activity, producing engaging content that reaches a wide range of audiences. The work involves bringing projects, artists and local communities to life through creative storytelling across East Lindsey’s social media platforms. It also includes working with the council’s external communications agency so that social media activity is coordinated, messages are aligned and communications opportunities are maximised. This is a marketing and communications requirement, suited to an individual freelancer or small specialist provider with social media content, campaign delivery and public-facing storytelling capability. Delivery is centred on East Lindsey, Lincolnshire.

The procurement is complete and one contract was awarded to Faye Parker through a below-threshold limited competition. The award is active and the contract was signed on 28 August 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an option to extend for one year subject to performance, giving a maximum end date of 31 March 2028. Its value is £38,000 excluding VAT, or £45,600 including VAT. The opportunity was structured as one completed lot. The published outcome identifies marketing services under CPV 79342000. This award records the selected supplier and the commercial terms for the requirement; it is not an invitation to submit further bids.

This award indicates that East Lindsey District Council uses external freelance resource to manage social media for a cultural or community-focused programme. A credible future supplier would need to demonstrate end-to-end social media management, including planning, creative content production, publishing and audience engagement. Strong candidates would be able to turn projects, artists and community activity into clear, engaging stories for multiple social platforms, while reaching varied audiences. The requirement also favours someone who can work within an established communications environment: coordinating with an external agency, aligning messages across channels and identifying opportunities to increase reach and impact. Relevant marketing communications experience, creative storytelling skills and the capacity to manage delivery independently would be important when this type of requirement next reaches the market.

## Notice

The Social Media Manager will lead the creation and delivery of Story Tellers' social media activity, ensuring East Lindsey's content is engaging, inspiring and reaches a wide range of audiences. They will play a key role in capturing the energy and impact of our programme, bringing our projects, artists and communities to life through creative storytelling across East Lindsey's social media platforms. They will also work closely with our external communications agency, ensuring social media activity is coordinated, messaging is aligned and opportunities are maximised across all communications activity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082446-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £38,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | East Lindsey District Council |
| Locality | HORNCASTLE |
| Postcode area | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN9 6PH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | East Lindsey |
| Electoral ward | Horncastle |
| Westminster constituency | Louth and Horncastle |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Faye Parker |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79342000 - Marketing services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 09:20 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082446-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082446-2026
  1st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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