AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sunderland City Council has awarded Washington Pride in Place Programme communications support to O COMMUNICATIONS LTD. The published contract is valued at £17,400 gross, was signed on 12 October 2026, and runs from 19 October 2026 to 19 April 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for supplier O COMMUNICATIONS LTD under a below-threshold limited-competition procurement.
Market significanceThis is a small, time-limited communications-services engagement supporting awareness, programme promotion, local pride and audience engagement in Washington.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
O COMMUNICATIONS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 17400 GBP · Active award; active signed contract
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Verified supplier identity is O COMMUNICATIONS LTD (company number 06530483). Award 1 names the supplier and is linked to contract 1, valued at £17,400 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 13 October 2026
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Contract document 096572-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-13T14:03:31+01:00.
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 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£17,400 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 17400, currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice was published on 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence19 April 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-04-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCommunications support for the Washington Pride in Place Programme
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The notice title is 'Washington Pride in Place Programme Communications Support'.
Services
97% confidenceAwareness-building, showcasing programme successes, strengthening local pride, and engaging broader and more diverse audiences, particularly young people
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Published description sets out these communications objectives.
Service classification
99% confidenceMarketing services (CPV 79342000)
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Award item 1 includes CPV 79342000, described as Marketing services.
Delivery location
94% confidenceSunderland area (UKC23)
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Award item delivery address is region UKC23; the buyer is Sunderland City Council.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender and award data each identify Lot 1 only.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited bidders and received tenders unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 19 April 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Contract value basis
99% confidence£17,400 gross
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The contract value is explicitly supplied as amountGross.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
97% confidenceLow-value, fixed-term communications support engagement
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The contract has a published gross value of £17,400 and a period from October 2026 to April 2027.
Buyer collaboration
96% confidenceThe provider is expected to work alongside the Board Chair and Sunderland City Council officers
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Published description states this working arrangement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier identity was matched by company number 06530483 to O COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Award-date availability
99% confidenceAward decision date not supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied data; signature and publication dates are separately recorded.
Lot detail availability
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot data contains only ID 1 and complete status; the value is published at contract level.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceEvaluation scores, selection rationale and bidder numbers not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not provide an award decision date.
- The published data does not state the number of bidders, tender submissions, evaluation scores or award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or reprocurement terms are supplied.
- No pricing breakdown beyond the total gross contract value is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
O COMMUNICATIONS LTDSunderland City CouncilWashington Pride in Place Programmecommunications supportmarketing servicespublic contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Washington Pride in Place Programme communications support contract?
O COMMUNICATIONS LTD was named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The published contract value is £17,400 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 19 October 2026 to 19 April 2027.
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