Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Advertising & Related Service for DAERA Climate Change Public Awareness Campaign
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is appointing a
Supplier to deliver research, advertising and related services for campaign advertising.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£215,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Strategic Solution: 35.2
- Proposals for research: 34.4
- Key Personnel Experience: 10.4
Published award criteria (3)
- Strategic Solution: 35.2
- Proposals for research: 34.4
- Key Personnel Experience: 10.4
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jan 2026, 15:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2026, 17:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6155728- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001971- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060315Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
9 Jan 2026 → 5 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published287 days ago9 Jan 2026, 15:23 GMT
- Clarification questions by263 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline256 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent248 days ago18 Feb 2026
- Contract starts240 days ago26 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by239 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends238 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published232 days ago5 Mar 2026, 17:18 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026- Tender notice published9 Jan 2026, 15:23 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Feb 2026, 16:48 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2026, 16:48 GMT
- Contract signature expected3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Mar 2026, 17:18 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAVIGATOR BLUE LTDSMEVCSE4 Mar 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 | £215,000 | 18 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Advertising & Related Service for DAERA Climate Change Public Awareness Campaign · NAVIGATOR BLUE LTDSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2026
- Value
- £215,000
- Period
- 3 Mar 2026 – 2 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 10 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Navigator Blue LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender