AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The City of London has published contract details for a marketing and branding lead for Leadenhall Market. The contract is with KAY COPELAND LIMITED and covers marketing services and ongoing advice.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for KAY COPELAND LIMITED (award 1, lot 1). The contract record states it was signed on 10 August 2026, starts on 20 August 2026 and ends on 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition marketing-services engagement valued at £67,080 gross for the recorded contract period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
KAY COPELAND LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £67,080 gross (contract-level value) GBP · verified; active award and contract
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Supplier verification identifies GB-COH-16842409 as KAY COPELAND LIMITED, matched by company number 16842409. Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1; contract 1, linked to award 1, records £67,080 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 9 October 2026
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Document 095534-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and dated 2026-10-09.
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 10 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-10.
Contract period
99% confidence20 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-20 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£67,080 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 67080 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level amount linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence10 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-10.
Contract start
99% confidence20 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-20.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Process and document publication timestamp is 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMarketing and branding lead for Leadenhall Market
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Process title is "Marketing and branding lead" and description refers to acting as marketing and branding lead for Leadenhall Market.
Services
98% confidenceInitial tender for key marketing services and ongoing marketing and branding advice
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Process description states these activities.
Procurement category
99% confidenceMarketing services (CPV 79342000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 79342000, Marketing services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot recorded; no lot title or description published
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Tender and award data identify lot 1 only; its title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold – limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scores or evaluation narrative are present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Term
99% confidence20 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period dates are 2026-08-20 to 2027-03-31.
Price basis
98% confidence£67,080 gross; pricing breakdown not supplied
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Contract 1 provides amountGross only.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement model
96% confidenceA defined marketing-lead role combining initial procurement support for marketing services with ongoing advisory work
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The scope describes an initial contract tender for key marketing services and ongoing marketing and branding advice.
Market route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Commercial scale
98% confidence£67,080 gross over the recorded contract period
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Contract 1 records a gross value of £67,080 and dates from 20 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award summary, and no award date is present in the release data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation or award-rationale fields are supplied.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available
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The supplier was matched by company number 16842409 to KAY COPELAND LIMITED; verification status is verified.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award date is not supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The notice does not provide bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, or extension and renewal terms.
- No separate lot value is published; the £67,080 gross amount is reported only as the contract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
KAY COPELAND LIMITEDCity of LondonLeadenhall Marketmarketing servicesbrandingmarketing and branding leadFind a Tenderbelow-threshold procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Leadenhall Market marketing and branding lead contract?
KAY COPELAND LIMITED, verified by company number 16842409, is named on active award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract-level value is £67,080 gross.
When does the contract run?
The record states that it was signed on 10 August 2026 and runs from 20 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.
What procurement method was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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