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# Key Cities Policy and Media Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/key-cities-policy-and-media-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03f9be). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Salford City Council: "Key Cities Policy and Media Support Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Salford City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/salford-city-council-ons-e08000006)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 October 2023 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public relations services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £300,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f9be`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/key-cities-policy-and-media-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03f9be#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3Dbe5eb3b9-7f21-ee11-8123-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/key-cities-policy-and-media-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03f9be#participate

## Description
Key Cities is the UK’s fast-growing city leadership network. With a current membership of 29 cities spanning the length and breadth of England and Wales and a collective population of over 6.5 million, Key Cities is the recognised democratic and authentic voice of urban Britain. On behalf of Key Cities, Salford City Council intends to commission policy and media support services to underpin an increase in awareness and influence of Key Cities activity.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** Key Cities is the UK’s fast-growing city leadership network. With a current membership of 29 cities spanning the length and breadth of England and Wales and a collective population of over 6.5 million, Key Cities is the recognised democratic and auth...
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Key Cities Policy and Media Support Services (active)
  - Award id: `035828-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ING Media**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100029`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Key Cities Policy and Media Support Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 22/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035828-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-05T15:57:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T11:37:11.113Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f9be