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West Northamptonshire Council - Future advertising estate potential

West Northamptonshire Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to inform a future procurement and development of West Northamptonshire’s advertising estate. WNC's advertising estate spans both in-home digital assets and out-of-home (OOH) physical assets. Recent audit findings indicate that the estate could generate £3–£4 million over the next decade if optimised through digitisation, modernised contracts, and better commercial models. WNC seeks supplier insight regarding: • Digitisation of 6-sheet assets and commercial models for revenue share • Lamppost banner management and procurement approaches • Opportunities for large-format digital sites and identification of viable locations • Website and email advertising integration to support income and communication objectives • EV chargers with integrated advertising as part of a sustainability strategy • Commercial opportunities in bus stations and council-owned totems • Guerrilla and temporary advertising to activate unused public spaces The Council is seeking feedback from the market on service delivery models, capacity, innovation and scalability to help shape the final service specification and procurement approach.

Classification

  • CPV79340000 — Advertising and 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
WNC00000637
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Communication

Future Notice Date
27 Apr 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Sept 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79340000
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to gather supplier feedback to inform the future procurement and development of WNC’s advertising estate. To express your interest and support us with this market exercise please email craig.forsyth@westnorthants.gov.uk by Friday 10 April 2026 or procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk and we will provide a copy of our questionnaire by return. Completed questionnaires must be returned by email to craig.forsyth@westnorthants.gov.uk by Tuesday 17 April 2026. Following receipt of the questionnaires, a maximum of 5 respondents will be invited to attend separate workshop sessions to present and discuss their responses. A decision will then be made internally on the best procurement approach. The timetable is provided below: Stage Deadline for receipt of responses to Pre-Market Engagement - 17.04.26 Workshop Week - 27.04.26 to 01.05.26 Participation in this engagement is voluntary and will not prejudice or advantage any organisation in any future procurement process.
Due
17 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
029347-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Mar 2026, 17:32
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Northamptonshire Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGDV-8944-CMBP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGDV-8944-CMBP

Address

Street Address
Angel Street
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN1 1ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF24

Contact

Name
Craig Forsyth

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Northampton · UKF24 · NN1 1ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF24 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 029270-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 029282-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 029347-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·