AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Birmingham City Council awarded MacMartin Limited a contract to develop and deliver a social marketing campaign intended to increase NHS Health Check uptake among eligible Birmingham residents aged 40 to 74.
Published outcomeThe contract is recorded as active and explicitly signed on 5 October 2026, with delivery running to 31 May 2027.
Market significanceA below-threshold open-competition services contract for health-promotion and advertising campaign delivery, valued at £70,000 excluding VAT (£84,000 gross).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MacMartin Limited
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 70000 GBP · Active award; active signed contract
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Award 1 identifies MacMartin Limited as its supplier and is linked to contract 1. Contract 1 is linked to award 1, has net value £70,000 and dateSigned 2026-10-05.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 is also marked complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 5 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-05.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£70,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 70000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£84,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 84000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence20 May 2026
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Release history records a tender notice dated 2026-05-20.
Submission deadline
99% confidence16 June 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-06-16T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed and started
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 has dateSigned and period.startDate of 2026-10-05.
Contract end
99% confidence31 May 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-05-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract document and release history record publication on 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDevelopment and delivery of a social marketing campaign to increase uptake of NHS Health Checks in Birmingham.
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Published tender description.
Target audience
99% confidenceEligible Birmingham residents aged 40 to 74.
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Published tender description states the campaign aims to increase uptake among eligible individuals aged 40 to 74.
Service classifications
98% confidenceAdvertising campaign services; miscellaneous health services; community health services.
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Award item CPV classifications: 79341400, 85140000 and 85323000.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom (published delivery address region).
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Award item lists delivery address region UK; the campaign description is specific to Birmingham.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition, below threshold
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Competition results
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 31 May 2027
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Contract 1 period.startDate and period.endDate.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied contract data.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial focus
98% confidenceThe requirement combines campaign development and delivery for a defined public-health uptake objective.
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Published description requires development and delivery of a social marketing campaign to increase NHS Health Check uptake.
Published value basis
98% confidenceThe notice provides both net and gross contract values; pricing, payment structure and deliverables are not published.
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Contract 1 gives £70,000 amount and £84,000 amountGross, with no further pricing breakdown in supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
99% confidenceClear
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Award 1 names one supplier and contract 1 explicitly references awardID 1.
Supplier identity
96% confidencePublished supplier identity is MacMartin Limited, identified by GB-PPON PZHL-6199-QHDW; no Companies House verification result is supplied.
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Supplier record and party data provide the name and PPON identifier; verification status is not_applicable and verified company fields are empty.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender responses, scoring, evaluation or selection rationale is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings information is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option, renewal or pricing-breakdown information is supplied.
- No Companies House verification result is supplied for MacMartin Limited; analysis relies on the published supplier name and GB-PPON identifier.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MacMartin LimitedBirmingham City CouncilNHS Health Checkssocial marketing campaignpublic health procurementadvertising campaign services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS Health Checks campaign contract?
MacMartin Limited was named as supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The signed contract value is £70,000 excluding VAT and £84,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 5 October 2026 to 31 May 2027.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.