NCC1803 Engagement of external advertising agency

Official notice

Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC21)

Awarded value£950,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to PeopleScout Limited (trading as TMP Worldwide)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council requires the appointed supplier to use its expertise and resources to deliver a fully managed, compliant statutory advertising service.

This includes the formatting and placement of Council advertisements in local newspapers to ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and legislative requirements.

CPV: Advertising services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Sept 2026, 13:42 BST
Last source update: 1 Sept 2026, 13:42 BST
Authority reference: NCC1803
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082660
Classification (CPV): Advertising services
Delivery area: North East (UKC21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef8d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A Direct award was made via the established framework ESPO 3A_24 Advertising Solutions Lot 2 Public Notices Advertising.

Publisher note: Direct award via ESPO 3A_24 Advertising Solutions Lot 2 Public Notices Advertising

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £950,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PeopleScout Limited (trading as TMP Worldwide)	£950,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 082660-2026-1 · PeopleScout Limited (trading as TMP Worldwide)
Signed
1 Sept 2026
Value
£950,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumberland County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PJJX-1133-JRGV County Hall, Morpeth, North East, NE612EFContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Hight Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PeopleScout Limited (trading as TMP Worldwide)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 05648039 265 Tottenham Court Road, London, UK, W1T 7RQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.