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title: "NCC1803 Engagement of external advertising agency"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef8d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Northumberland County Council"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# NCC1803 Engagement of external advertising agency

Buyer: Northumberland County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef8d

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## Summary

Northumberland County Council procured a fully managed statutory advertising service for public notices. The appointed supplier is responsible for formatting and placing council advertisements in local newspapers, ensuring compliance with statutory and legislative requirements while seeking value for money. This is an advertising services requirement (CPV 79341000) delivered in Northumberland. The buying organisation is Northumberland County Council, based at County Hall, Morpeth. The requirement relates specifically to public notices advertising through the ESPO 3A_24 Advertising Solutions framework, Lot 2. It would suit an advertising agency or media services provider with the resources to manage public-sector notices, prepare compliant copy and coordinate placements with local newspapers. The service is operational and compliance-led rather than a general marketing or creative advertising campaign.

The procurement is complete and was made by direct award through an established framework, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition. The requirement was evaluated on price. The lot associated with the requirement is recorded as cancelled, but the award is active and PeopleScout Limited, trading as TMP Worldwide, was selected as supplier. One bid was recorded. The contract value is £950,000 excluding any unreported tax treatment, in GBP. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026. No contract end date or duration is stated. The award was made under the framework’s public notices advertising lot. The recorded outcome therefore indicates an awarded contract despite the associated lot’s cancelled status; businesses should verify the contractual position before relying on the award record.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates established demand from Northumberland County Council for outsourced statutory public-notice advertising. A credible competitor would need to provide an end-to-end service: receiving council requirements, formatting advertisements accurately, checking compliance with relevant legislation, placing notices in appropriate local newspapers and managing the process reliably. Evidence of delivering regulated or statutory advertising for public bodies would be relevant, alongside strong quality control, deadline management and relationships with local newspaper publishers. The requirement also indicates that price matters, so suppliers would need a cost-efficient operating model and the ability to show value for money without compromising compliance. Experience managing recurring, administrative advertising work at substantial public-sector scale would strengthen a future response to this buyer.

## Notice

The Council requires the appointed supplier to use its expertise and resources to deliver a fully managed, compliant statutory advertising service. This includes the formatting and placement of Council advertisements in local newspapers to ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and legislative requirements.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council requires the appointed supplier to use its expertise and resources to deliver a fully managed, compliant statutory advertising service. This includes the formatting and placement of Council advertisements in local newspapers to ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and legislative requirements, while minimising costs and achieving value for money. Additional information: Direct Award under ESPO 3A_24 Advertising Solutions Lot 2 Public Notices Advertising

### Procurement Information

A Direct award was made via the established framework ESPO 3A_24 Advertising Solutions Lot 2 Public Notices Advertising.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082660-2026 |
| 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 | 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 | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £950,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Northumberland County Council |
| Locality | MORPETH |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE61 2EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC42 Northumberland |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Electoral ward | Morpeth Kirkhill |
| Westminster constituency | North Northumberland |
| Delivery location | TLC21 Northumberland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TMP UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79341000 - Advertising services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 13:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082660-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.justice.gov.uk
- https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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