Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 12 May 2026, 16:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Advertising Digital and Boards

Official notice

Authority: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Budget not disclosed£0≈ £0 / year · £0 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 9 Jun 2026awarded 30 Jun 2026

Award (standstill) to Pulse Outdoor Media

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a qualified advertising partner to install, manage, and commercially operate advertising formats across multiple hospital sites. The objective is to generate sustainable revenue while ensuring that all advertising displayed is appropriate, compliant, and aligned with NHS values

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2029, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising photography services · Advertising services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£0

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £0 exc. VAT · £0 inc. VAT

Extensions: 2 x 12 Months

79340000 Advertising and marketing services 79341000 Advertising services 79341400 Advertising campaign services 79961100 Advertising photography 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: 50%Price: 50%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical Response: 50%
Commercial Response: 50%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical Response: 50%
Commercial Response: 50%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 31 Aug 2029
First published: 12 May 2026, 16:29 BST
Last source update: 23 Oct 2026, 09:48 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 30 Jul 2026
Authority reference: C446673
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-043611
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Advertising and marketing servicesAdvertising campaign servicesAdvertising photography servicesAdvertising services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0696fb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Submission deadline: 9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

12 May 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published166 days ago
12 May 2026, 16:29 BST
Clarification questions by146 days ago
1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline138 days ago
9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent117 days ago
30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by86 days ago
30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts54 days ago
1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published2 days ago
23 Oct 2026, 09:48 BST
Today
25 Oct 2026
Standstill endsin 10 days
3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2026

Tender notice published
12 May 2026, 16:29 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
23 Oct 2026, 09:48 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
23 Oct 2026, 09:48 BST
Contract signature expected
4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £30,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Pulse Outdoor MediaSME4 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 Months	£30,000	30 Jun 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBVJ-9475-ZCMD Nethermayne, Basildon, East of England, SS16 5NLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Pulse Outdoor Media LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08425985 Kings Parade, Lower Coombe Street,, Croydon, London, CR0 1AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Oct 2026, 09:48 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 May 2026, 16:29 BST