Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Marketing and Communications Services

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Framework ceiling (notional) £5,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 1 yr 11 moup to 3 yrs 11 mo with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Belfast 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 published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 1 yr 11 moSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 28 Feb 2029 (1 yr 11 mo) · up to 3 yrs 11 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions
Extension options published
79340000 Advertising and marketing services79341000 Advertising services79341200 Advertising management services79341400 Advertising campaign services79342000 Marketing services79413000 Marketing management consultancy services

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)
Advertising and marketing servicesAdvertising campaign servicesAdvertising management servicesAdvertising servicesGraphic design servicesMarketing management consultancy servicesMarketing servicesWriting agency services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6a2

How it was run

Appointment period ends

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published9 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
  2. Market engagementin 16 days
    5 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.
  3. Contract startsin 193 days
    1 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
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQXY-5321-CGZM 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJ
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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