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# Marketing Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02ba9c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sunderland City Council: "Marketing Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £75,000. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sunderland City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sunderland-city-council-ons-e08000024)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £75,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 July 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services, Advertising photography services, Business and management consultancy and related services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Marketing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ba9c`

## 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/marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02ba9c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2Fhome%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02ba9c#participate

## Description
Marketing services that will include provision for the following:
· 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.
· Creative development and delivery: full design service across all types of project.
· Photography: development and production services on a standalone basis.
· Editorial: a wide range of editorial services across multiple media.
· Media buying: advising on targeted paid for marketing and can provide all media buying services for the Councils communications campaigns.
· Specialist consultancy services: new and innovative communications ideas and consultancy on specific subjects.

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Strategy and Planning
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79340000, 79961100
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** 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 ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Creative Development and Delivery
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Full design service across all types of project.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Photography
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Photography development and production services on a standalone basis.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Editorial
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** A wide range of editorial services across multiple media

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Media Buying
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Advising on targeted paid for marketing and can provide all media buying services for the Councils communications campaigns.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Specialist Consultancy
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** New and innovative communications ideas and consultancy on specific subjects.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (6)
- **Award:** Strategy and Planning (active)
  - Award id: `027963-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cool Blue Brand Communications Ltd, Drummond Central Ltd, Karol Marketing Group (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-33883`, `GB-FTS-63276`, `GB-FTS-33882`, `GB-FTS-67261`, `GB-FTS-33884`

- **Award:** Creative Development and Delivery (active)
  - Award id: `027963-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Bread and Butter Creative Limited, Cool Blue Brand Communications Ltd, Creo Communications Limited (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81794`, `GB-FTS-33883`, `GB-FTS-88317`, `GB-FTS-63276`, `GB-FTS-156387`, `GB-FTS-67261`, `GB-FTS-106128`, `GB-FTS-33878`

- **Award:** Photography (active)
  - Award id: `027963-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Dan Prince Photography Limited, Edge Agency, Inspired Agency Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-33889`, `GB-FTS-33879`, `GB-FTS-156387`

- **Award:** Editorial (active)
  - Award id: `027963-2021-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Cool Blue Brand Communications Ltd, Creo Communnications Limited, Edge Agency (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-33883`, `GB-FTS-33880`, `GB-FTS-33879`, `GB-FTS-67261`, `GB-FTS-33890`

- **Award:** Media Buying (active)
  - Award id: `027963-2021-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Davethedog Communications Ltd, Inspired Agency Ltd, Narrative Integrated Communications Limited (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62654`, `GB-FTS-156387`, `GB-FTS-67261`, `GB-FTS-122767`, `GB-FTS-106128`

- **Award:** Specialist Consultancy Services (active)
  - Award id: `027963-2021-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Drummond Central Ltd, Studio Blackburn**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63276`, `GB-FTS-33884`

## Contracts (6)
- **Contract:** Strategy and Planning (active)

  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Creative Development and Delivery (active)

  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Photography (active)

  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Editorial (active)

  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Media Buying (active)

  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Specialist Consultancy Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027963-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-08T14:48:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:41:19.102Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ba9c