Digital Advertising & Paid Media Services

Official notice

Authority: HR Connect t/a Kent County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£37,600published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Footprint Digital

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide services to support the setup and management of Google Adword campaigns

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
Last source update: 10 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
Authority reference: CSG003641
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-065297
Classification (CPV): Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c8d4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest
Published justification: Quotes invited from two suppliers with MEAT principles applied

Publisher note: GO Reference: GO-2026710-PRO-37357779

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £37,6001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Footprint DigitalSME	£37,600 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Digital Advertising & Paid Media Services · Footprint DigitalSME
Signed
1 Jul 2026
Value
£37,600
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HR Connect t/a Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling Kent ME19 4YT, West Malling, UK, ME19 4YTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Commercial ServicesMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point West MallingContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Footprint DigitalAwarded supplier07686793 1-3 Head Street,, Colchester, UK, CO1 1NXContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.