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# Market Engagement Questionnaire - Marketing Services Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-questionnaire-marketing-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-064abc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sunderland City Council: "Market Engagement Questionnaire - Marketing Services Framework". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Sunderland City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sunderland-city-council-ons-e08000024)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Marketing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-questionnaire-marketing-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-064abc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-064abc`

## 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/market-engagement-questionnaire-marketing-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-064abc#tl-md)

## Description
Market Engagement Questionnaire for Marketing Services Framework
Sunderland City Council (the Council) has advertised the Market Engagement Questions on the OPEN portal (https://open-uk.org/) in regards to the following opportunity:
The Council is seeking to establish a framework for Marketing Services. The scope of the framework will be utilised by the Council and its Local Authority trading companies.
It is expected that the contract will commence on approximately 1 July 2026 for a period of 4 years.
In line with the Council's core requirements, the framework is anticipated to be divided into the following Lots:
	Lot 1 - Strategy and Planning
Integrated marketing and communications strategies, translating the strategy into, and producing, actionable, effective, cost efficient and measurable communications plans across all relevant channels, including online, offline, owned and earned, as well as paid-for media and brand development
	Lot 2 - Design
Full design service across all types of projects. 
	Lot 3 - Photography 
Development and production services on a standalone basis. 
	Lot 4 - Video
Development and production services on a standalone basis 
	Lot 5 - Media Buying
Advising on targeted paid for marketing and can provide all media buying services for the Councils communications campaigns.  
	Lot 6 - Specialist Consultancy Services
New and innovative communications ideas and consultancy on specific subjects. 
	Lot 7 - Web and Digital
Online copywriting, SEO optimisation, digital strategy and planning, digital marketing implementation 
The framework is anticipated to be a ranked framework with the ability to call-off and is expected to commence in July 2026. 
The framework opportunity will be advertised on OPEN .

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79342000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015919-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-23T09:54:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T08:01:43.705Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-064abc