Marketing & Communication Services For UK Food Valley

Official notice

Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF3)

Awarded value£40,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 2 Apr 2026

Awarded to Social Change Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council requires the provision of marketing and communications support services to assist the delivery of the UK Food Valley’s marketing and communications activity towards the aim to position the UK Food Valley as a Top 10 Global Cluster.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

79340000 Advertising and 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: 10 Apr 2026, 11:12 BST
Last source update: 10 Apr 2026, 11:23 BST
Authority reference: PL25_091
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-032731
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067fc2 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2026

Contract award notice published
10 Apr 2026, 11:12 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
10 Apr 2026, 11:23 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £40,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 55 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Social Change LtdSME13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2027 · up to 12 Apr 2030Extensions: 3 x 12 month period	£40,000 inc. VAT	2 Apr 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Social Change LtdSME
Signed
10 Apr 2026
Value
£40,000 inc. VAT
Period
13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2027 · up to 12 Apr 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
3 x 12 month periods to extend

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders	5	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lincolnshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRB-3736-CHZN County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1YLContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Social Change LtdAwarded supplier 29 - 31 Mint Street, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1UBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Apr 2026, 11:23 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender10 Apr 2026, 11:12 BST