Official UK procurement notice
Foster With North East Marketing Support
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn September 2023, the Council in partnership with the Department for Education launched Foster with North East (FWNE), the UK's first regional fostering recruitment and support hub, which It brings together all 12 local authorities across the North East and is led by Together for Children in Sunderland, the Council's Children's Services Department.
FWNE exists to increase the number of foster carers across the region and improve the experience from initial enquiry through to approval. It provides a single front door for fostering enquiries, offers advice and guidance, and directs prospective carers to local authority services.
Sunderland Council sought proposals from Companies to provide service to support the ongoing delivery of marketing, communications and creative activity for Foster with North East.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 15 Jun 2026, 11:27 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2026, 11:27 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056096- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b4cbFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published15 Jun 2026, 11:27 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIFFERENT NARRATIVE INTEGRATED MARKETING LIMITEDSME | £42,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Foster With North East Marketing Support · DIFFERENT NARRATIVE INTEGRATED MARKETING LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2026
- Value
- £42,000
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DIFFERENT NARRATIVE INTEGRATED MARKETING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender