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# NCC1803 Engagement of external advertising agency

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1803-engagement-of-external-advertising-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-06ef8d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northumberland County Council: "NCC1803 Engagement of external advertising agency". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Northumberland County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-ons-e06000057)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC21
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £950,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ef8d`

## 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/ncc1803-engagement-of-external-advertising-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-06ef8d#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **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 co...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 082660-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **PeopleScout Limited (trading as TMP Worldwide)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59849`
  - Value: £950,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 082660-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £950,000
  - Signed Date: 31/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082660-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-01T12:42:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T03:43:22.914Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ef8d