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Centre for Excellence - Strategic Branding
Published 8 Sep 2026
8 Sep 2026
- Primary CPV
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79340000 *
Advertising and marketing services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Durham County, North East
- Value
- £5,500
- Contract
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1 month Duration
08/09/2026 30/09/2026
- Contract Types
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79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
The Lumen, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5BZ, United Kingdom · UKC14
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
North East Combined Authority
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79340000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: OPEN20261994
This project will develop a strategic brand identity for the National Centre for Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality, a flagship initiative designed to support skills development, innovation and workforce growth across the visitor economy. The commission will create a distinctive brand, logo and supporting identity that reflects the Centre's vision as a nationally and internationally recognised hub for excellence in tourism and hospitality. The work will include brand definition, creative development and application guidance to ensure a consistent and professional identity across key audiences, partners and future promotional activities. The branding will support the Centre's launch, stakeholder engagement and long-term ambition to position the North East as a leader in tourism and hospitality skills and innovation.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 79340000 — Advertising and marketing services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 08 Sep 2026 12:22
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06f46f
- Notice ID
- OPEN20261994
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 8 Sep 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | North East Combined Authority |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | The Lumen, St James' Boulevard |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | NE4 5BZ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC22 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | GARDINER RICHARDSON LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Generator Studios |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Newcastle |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | NE1 2LA |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC22 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | https://gardiner-richardson.com/ |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | North East Combined Authority |
Tender
| Title | Centre for Excellence - Strategic Branding |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Below threshold - without competition |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £5,500 |
| Value › Value | £5,500 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| Supplier › Name | GARDINER RICHARDSON LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Advertising and marketing services |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) | UKC14 |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) | UKC2 |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084843-2026 |
| Document › Published | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |