Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 1 Jul 2025, 09:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Council Advertising Services (Recruitment, Public Notices and Tenders)

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT7.5% below published estimate

Submissions closed 29 Jul 2025awarded 24 Oct 2025

Awarded to ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD

Contract term 2 yrsends 13 Oct 2027 · up to 13 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 14 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Council Advertising Services (Recruitment, Public Notices and Tenders).

Full details of the requirement were included within the Specification.

Not divided into lots: The Council has considered the use of Lots for this contract but does not believe the use of Lots is suitable due to operational requirements and loss of economies of scale. Furthermore, having re-tendered this requirement on several occasions, historically the market indicates that SMEs are adequately positioned to participate in the competition and be successful.
The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Advertising campaign services · Advertising management services · Advertising services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£500,000

Contract period: 14 Oct 2025 – 13 Oct 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 13 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

Extensions: The Contract will initially be awarded for a period of two years with the option to extend for a further 3 x 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance, and by mutual agreement of both parties.

79341000 Advertising services 79341200 Advertising management services 79341400 Advertising campaign services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 40%Price: 60%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Methodology: 40%
Cost: 60%

Published award criteria (2)

Methodology: Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details of this criterion.
Cost: Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details of this criterion.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2030
First published: 1 Jul 2025, 09:11 BST
Last source update: 7 Nov 2025, 15:43 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 30 Sept 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-036279
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Advertising campaign servicesAdvertising management servicesAdvertising services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05565f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Submission deadline: 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 24 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted online via eTendersNI - etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ↗

Timeline

1 Jul 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
1 Jul 2025, 09:11 BST
Clarification questions by
24 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by387 days ago
30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts374 days ago
14 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent364 days ago
24 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends352 days ago
4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published349 days ago
7 Nov 2025, 15:43 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
1 Jul 2025, 09:11 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
24 Oct 2025, 09:23 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
24 Oct 2025, 09:23 BST
Contract signature expected
5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Nov 2025, 15:43 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £462,5001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDSME6 Nov 2025 – 5 Nov 2027 · up to 5 Nov 2030Extensions: The Contract will initially be awarded for a period of two years with the option to extend for a further 3 x 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance, and by mutual agreement of both parties.	£462,500	24 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

1 · ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDSME
Signed
5 Nov 2025
Value
£462,500
Period
6 Nov 2025 – 5 Nov 2027 · up to 5 Nov 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Contract will initially be awarded for a period of two years with the option to extend for a further 3 x 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance, and by mutual agreement of both parties.
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTTZ-3295-PYCW City Hall, Bangor, Northern Ireland, BT20 4BTContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI026707GB-PPON: PDZV-2668-CBJR Anderson House, 409 Holywood Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 2GUContact email
ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDZV-2668-CBJR 409 Holywood Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 2GUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Nov 2025, 15:43 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Oct 2025, 09:23 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 Jul 2025, 09:11 BST