Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Marketing and Communications Services
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBelfast City Council's Marketing and Communications Department requires a renewed Marketing and Communications Framework, which will be put out to tender later this year.
The new Framework will be multi-supplier and will cover the following indicative areas:
1. Strategic Brand Services
2. Design, Copy Writing, and Content Services
3. Advertising and Media
The pre-market engagement session will give a brief overview of the new Framework, including further details regarding the above areas of work and potential requirements. It will also give a brief overview of the procurement process including an indicative timeline.
Please note the above three areas are provided for guidance purposes only and may be amended, updated, or revised as necessary.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising management services · Advertising services · Graphic design services · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services · Writing agency services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 1 yr 11 mo · up to 3 yrs 11 mo from 1 Apr 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
- Authority reference
T2762- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6a2
How it was run
- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published9 days ago10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
- Market engagementin 16 days5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this Pre Market Engagement Notice is to notify the market of Belfast City Council’s intention to hold a pre-market engagement session with interested parties to inform them of a new Marketing Services Framework which will be put out to tender later this year. The Council will be more…
holding a consultation session on Wednesday 7th October 2026 at 10.30am. The consultation session will be a short presentation on MS Teams, and representatives from the Councils Marketing and Communications Team and Procurement Team will be present. If you are interested in attending the consultation session, please send an expression of interest email to [email protected] (FAO Rachel Crothers) by 5pm Monday 5th October 2026. Please provide your name, your Company's Name and an email address. Please be advised that a maximum of 2 individuals from each Company will be permitted to attend. - Contract startsin 193 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender