Hartlepool Place Brand Development

Official notice

Authority: Hartlepool Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC11)

Awarded value£40,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Aug 2026

Awarded to DS.Emotion Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hartlepool Borough Council, working in partnership with the Hartlepool Board, has appointed a suitably experienced place branding agency to develop a clear, compelling and implementable place brand for Hartlepool.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

79342000 Marketing services

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: 11 Aug 2026, 09:35 BST
Last source update: 11 Aug 2026, 09:35 BST
Authority reference: OPEN20261586
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-076028
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e0d7 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
11 Aug 2026, 09:35 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £40,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DS.Emotion LtdSME	£40,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Hartlepool Place Brand Development · DS.Emotion LtdSME
Signed
10 Aug 2026
Value
£40,000
Period
11 Aug 2026 – 11 Dec 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hartlepool Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTCQ-5564-CHJP Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, North East, TS24 8AYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DS EMOTION (MANCHESTER) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08746758GB-PPON: PRWC-8443-HMTT Unit 4 One Brewery Wharf, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS10 1GXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender11 Aug 2026, 09:35 BST