Official UK procurement notice
2025 National Marketing Campaign.
Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Suffolk Council is seeking a supplier to design and deliver an emotionally resonant, experience-led destination marketing campaign.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: 25% price, 75% quality and any mandatory Pass/Fail requirements. If you fail any of the mandatory requirements, your tender will not continue in the procurement process Price 25% Campaign Methodology & Creative Approach 30% Audience Targeting & Impact 15% Evaluation & Performance Monitoring 10% Project Delivery and Stakeholder Management 15% Social Value 5% Financial Viability and Tax Information Pass/Fail Insurance Pass/Fail Mandatory Declaration Form Pass/Fail
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jun 2025, 19:58 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2026, 13:47 GMT
- Authority reference
2654-TEN-O- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034207- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05514aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Please register for free on the following link to view the full documentation and express interest once logged in and submit your tender response: in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk ↗
Timeline
20 Jun 2025 → 4 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 19:58 BST
- Clarification questions by9 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts22 Aug 2025
- Latest notice published238 days ago4 Mar 2026, 13:47 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 19:58 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 20:48 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Sept 2025, 12:47 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Sept 2025, 12:47 BST
- Contract award notice published19 Sept 2025, 15:17 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Mar 2026, 13:47 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Submission deadline is 23rd July,2025 by 12noon
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-06: 2 releases · 20 Jun 2025, 20 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bailey Group, Jacob Bailey GroupSMEjoint award6 Oct 2025 – 5 Aug 2026Amended: Date Contract to be signed is 1st October, 2025 Contract start date - 6th October , 2025 Contract end date - 5th August , 2026 | £100,000 | 19 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
2025 National Marketing Campaign · Jacob Bailey Group, Jacob Bailey GroupSME
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Period
- 4 Mar 2026 – 31 May 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 18 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonJacob Bailey GroupSME · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Jacob Bailey GroupAwarded supplier
- Jacob Bailey GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender Part A, Invitation to tender part B , Draft Contract terms and Appendices A-F
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender