DfE - The Provision of Advertising and Related Services 2026 - 2030 for Corporate Engagement and Marketing Branch
Department for the EconomycontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-067eaaProcurement Act 2023SME suitableclosed for bids
Estimated value
£4.0m
services
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
0 awarded
Published
09 Apr 2026
Deadline 13 May 2026
Description
The Department for the Economy (DfE) wishes to appoint Supplier to provide advertising and related services to deliver a range of advertising campaigns. The requirement consists of a series of campaigns all running to promote a number of the Department’s programmes and initiatives.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 6244507
- Total value
- £4,020,000 excluding VAT£4,824,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 18 Sept 2026 to 18 Mar 2030
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79340000793410007934140079341200
- Contract locations
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC1 Strategic Solution | As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 18% | quality | — |
| AC2 Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan | As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 14% | quality | — |
| AC3 Proposals for research and evaluation | As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4% | quality | — |
| AC4 Creative Proposal | As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 20% | quality | — |
| AC5 Key Personnel Experience | As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4% | quality | — |
| AC6 Social Value | As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10% | quality | — |
| AC7 Total Campaign Delivery Cost | As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10% | cost | — |
| AC8 Average Hourly Rate | As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 20% | cost | — |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 06 May 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 13 May 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure