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title: "VL - OTS Sponsored Podcast Promotion"
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# VL - OTS Sponsored Podcast Promotion

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vl-ots-sponsored-podcast-promotion-ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leeds City Council: "VL - OTS Sponsored Podcast Promotion". 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:** [Leeds City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leeds-city-council-ons-e08000035)
- **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 and marketing services, Marketing services, Promotional services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE42
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £10,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c8`

## 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/vl-ots-sponsored-podcast-promotion-ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c8#tl-md)

## Description
Visit Leeds have arranged a sponsorship agreement with Audio Always Ltd. for a public recording of the 'On the Sofa' podcast.
The podcast is hosted by three actors appearing in long-running serial 'Coronation Street'; two of whom were born, or grew up, in the Leeds city region.
The company will publish a number of marketing posts, videos, etc. on their social media channels as part of the promotion. They will set aside a number of tickets to the show, (proceeds from sales will go to the production).
Funding for the episode and event is £10,500, from UKSPF budgets.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79340000, 79342000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** Visit Leeds have arranged a sponsorship agreement with Audio Always Ltd. for a public recording of the 'On the Sofa' podcast.
The podcast is hosted by three actors appearing in long-running serial 'Coronation Street'; two of whom were born, or grew u...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** VL - OTS Sponsored Podcast Promotion (active)
  - Award id: `006127-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Audio Always Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-138590`
  - Value: £10,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** VL - OTS Sponsored Podcast Promotion (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000
  - Signed Date: 20/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006127-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-20T11:46:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:24:49.957Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c8