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Published 31 Jan 2026, 09:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Marketing services to reach underrepresented groups for the LGA’s graduate programmes

Official notice

Authority: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£100,000≈ £100k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 23 Feb 2027 · starts 23 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Each year, Impact and Pathways to Planning are minded to procure services that enable the team to market the graduate programme to a wide and diverse audience of university students and graduates.

The aim of this tender is to procure the services of organisations or individuals who have an established remit supporting and/or attracting candidates from underrepresented backgrounds. This could include, but is not limited to, students from a BAME background, students with a disability and students from a less privileged socio-economic background.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 23 Feb 2026 – 23 Feb 2027 (1 yr)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79340000 Advertising and marketing services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality 70% Price 30%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
31 Jan 2026, 09:52 GMT
Last source update
31 Jan 2026, 09:52 GMT
Authority reference
MARKETING
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008699
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06139a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Panacea
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

app.panacea-software.com/LGA-Sourcing/eRFX-Su… ↗

Timeline

31 Jan 2026 → 23 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published271 days ago
    31 Jan 2026, 09:52 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by261 days ago
    10 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline259 days ago
    12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts248 days ago
    23 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Jan 2026, 09:52 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 03675577 18 smith square, london, London, sw1p 3hzContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender