--- title: "Advertising Consultant Contract (Bus Shelters, Street Furniture and On-Street) - Soft Market Testing" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0795df" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0795df" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0795df.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0795df.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames" published: "2026-11-02" --- # Advertising Consultant Contract (Bus Shelters, Street Furniture and On-Street) - Soft Market Testing Buyer: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0795df [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0795df) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0795df.json) ## Summary The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames intends to appoint a commercial procurement and media consultancy to lead an end-to-end advertising procurement exercise for its borough-wide portfolio. The commission covers designing and managing the procurement, including shaping the strategy, specification and resourcing model. The wider advertising portfolio includes bus shelters, street furniture and on-street advertising. The council’s stated aims are to increase commercial revenue, improve public realm infrastructure and integrate digital technology. The work is for the borough; the procurement data gives no more specific delivery location. This is at the planning stage: the council is conducting soft market testing to inform its approach, and has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to publish a further notice on 23 November 2026. The council’s market engagement milestone is dated 6 November 2026; these are planning dates, not bid deadlines. The proposed contract period runs from 18 January 2027 to 31 January 2028. The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT). One lot is planned. The proposed procedure and award criteria have not yet been settled in the information provided; the market feedback is intended to help shape the procurement strategy and specification. This consultation is relevant to established commercial procurement and media consultancies with experience designing and leading complex, end-to-end advertising procurements. Firms able to advise on borough-wide advertising portfolios spanning bus shelters, street furniture and on-street inventory should be well placed to contribute. The council is looking for expertise that can connect procurement strategy, specification and resourcing with commercial revenue generation, public-realm improvements and digital technology. Suppliers with practical insight into how advertising assets can be procured and managed to deliver those aims can help inform the council’s emerging requirements. The eventual commission is a focused consultancy assignment rather than the supply or installation of advertising infrastructure itself. The buyer has not set out specific qualifications, accreditations or minimum experience requirements at this planning stage. ## Notice The Royal Borough of Kingston is seeking to engage with the services of an experienced commercial procurement and media consultant to lead an advertising procurement exercise. Including the design, management and lead of an end-to-end procurement exercise for its borough-wide advertising portfolio. The primary aim is to appoint an expert consultant who can maximise commercial revenue, enhance public realm infrastructure and integrate digital technology. This document outlines the background and scope of the proposed consultancy commission. The Council invites interested consultancy practices to complete the questionnaire in Section C, D, and E to help inform the Council's procurement strategy, specification, resourcing model and timeline. ### Planning Information The Royal Borough of Kingston is seeking to engage with the services of an experienced commercial procurement and media consultant to lead an advertising procurement exercise. Including the design, management and lead of an end-to-end procurement exercise for its borough-wide advertising portfolio. The primary aim is to appoint an expert consultant who can maximise commercial revenue, enhance public realm infrastructure and integrate digital technology. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103862-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Nov 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 18 Jan 2027 - 31 Jan 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | | Locality | KINGSTON UPON THAMES | | Postcode area | Kingston upon Thames | | Postcode | KT1 1EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton | | Local authority | Kingston upon Thames | | Electoral ward | Kingston Town | | Westminster constituency | Kingston and Surbiton | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ## Release History - 2 Nov 2026 at 15:43 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103862-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103862-2026 2nd November 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.kingston.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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