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Market Engagement Questionnaire - Marketing Services Framework

Sunderland City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Market Engagement Questionnaire for Marketing Services Framework Sunderland City Council (the Council) has advertised the Market Engagement Questions on the OPEN portal (https://open-uk.org/) in regards to the following opportunity: The Council is seeking to establish a framework for Marketing Services. The scope of the framework will be utilised by the Council and its Local Authority trading companies. It is expected that the contract will commence on approximately 1 July 2026 for a period of 4 years. In line with the Council's core requirements, the framework is anticipated to be divided into the following Lots:  Lot 1 - Strategy and Planning Integrated marketing and communications strategies, translating the strategy into, and producing, actionable, effective, cost efficient and measurable communications plans across all relevant channels, including online, offline, owned and earned, as well as paid-for media and brand development  Lot 2 - Design Full design service across all types of projects.  Lot 3 - Photography Development and production services on a standalone basis.  Lot 4 - Video Development and production services on a standalone basis  Lot 5 - Media Buying Advising on targeted paid for marketing and can provide all media buying services for the Councils communications campaigns.  Lot 6 - Specialist Consultancy Services New and innovative communications ideas and consultancy on specific subjects.  Lot 7 - Web and Digital Online copywriting, SEO optimisation, digital strategy and planning, digital marketing implementation The framework is anticipated to be a ranked framework with the ability to call-off and is expected to commence in July 2026. The framework opportunity will be advertised on OPEN .

Classification

  • CPV79342000 — Marketing services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-064abc
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
16 Mar 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342000
Description
Marketing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Council are carrying out market engagement in regards to the Marketing Services Framework via a questionnaire which is available for any suppliers to complete via OPEN portal (https://open-uk.org/). This is to determine market interest in the process and for you to help inform the development of the Marketing Services Framework commissioned in Sunderland. • As a provider, you have important insights into what will or won't work in service delivery. This is your opportunity to influence the development of the specification. Please note that any information you provide may be used to inform and influence the development of the service.
Due
5 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015919-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Feb 2026, 09:54
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Sunderland City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLVZ-4154-GGRZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLVZ-4154-GGRZ

Address

Street Address
City Hall, Plater Way,
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR1 3AA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC23 · SR1 3AA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 011207-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 012224-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 015919-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·