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DfE - The Provision of Advertising and Related Services 2026 - 2030 for Corporate Engagement and Marketing Branch

Published 9 Apr 2026

9 Apr 2026

Closed 13 May 2026

Department for the Economy

Primary CPV: 79340000 *
Advertising and marketing services
Location: 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
Value: £4,020,000
Contract: 3.5 years Duration
19/09/2026 18/03/2030
Contract Types: 79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Adelaide House, 39/49 Adelaide Street, BELFAST, BT2 8FD, United Kingdom · UKN

Contact

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Award Criteria

AC1 Strategic Solution
AC2 Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan
AC3 Proposals for research and evaluation
AC4 Creative Proposal
AC5 Key Personnel Experience
AC6 Social Value
AC7 Total Campaign Delivery Cost
AC8 Average Hourly Rate

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Reference: ID 6244507

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.

Full CPV breakdown

79340000 — Advertising and marketing services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Central government
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Services
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Active
Submission method: 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
Enquiries close: 6 May 2026
Award decision expected: 1 Jun 2026
Covered by GPA: Yes
Language: EN
Published: 09 Apr 2026 11:15
Deadline: 13 May 2026 15:00
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067eaa
Notice ID: ID 6244507

Organisations on this notice

CPD - Supplies & Services Division

Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point

Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

GB-PPON PVWG-8426-YWXV

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	Department for the Economy
Party 1 › Address › Street	Adelaide House, 39/49 Adelaide Street
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	BELFAST
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	BT2 8FD
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKN06
Party 1 › Contact › Email	SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description	Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Party 2 › Name	CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Party 2 › Address › Street	Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	BELFAST
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	BT3 9ED
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKN06
Party 2 › Contact › Email	SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Party 2 › Role › Role 1	Procuring entity
Party 2 › Role › Role 2	Process contact point
Party 2 › Role Details	Construction and Procurement Delivery Supplies and Services Division is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland

Buyer

Name	Department for the Economy

Tender

Title	DfE - The Provision of Advertising and Related Services 2026 - 2030 for Corporate Engagement and Marketing Branch
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.
Status	active
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description	Advertising and marketing services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description	Advertising services
Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description	Advertising campaign services
Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description	Advertising management services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UKN
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT	£4,824,000
Value › Value	£4,020,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Open procedure
Category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Covered by	GPA
How to submit	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
Submission Terms › Electronic submission	allowed
Submission Terms › Languages	en
Bidding period › End	13 May 2026
Questions period › End	6 May 2026
Award decision period › End	1 Jun 2026
Lot › Status	active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT	£4,824,000
Lot › Value › Value	£4,020,000
Lot › Value › Currency	GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Weighting Description	70 percent quality and 30 percent cost
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name	AC1 Strategic Solution
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description	As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 18%
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name	AC2 Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description	As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 14%
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name	AC3 Proposals for research and evaluation
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description	As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4%
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name	AC4 Creative Proposal
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description	As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 20%
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name	AC5 Key Personnel Experience
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description	As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4%
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name	AC6 Social Value
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description	As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10%
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type	cost
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name	AC7 Total Campaign Delivery Cost
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Description	As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10%
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Type	cost
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Name	AC8 Average Hourly Rate
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Description	As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 20%
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start	19 Sep 2026
Lot › Contract period › End	18 Mar 2030
Document › Document 1 › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Document 1 › Description	Not published
Document › Document 2 › Document type	Tender notice
Document › Document 2 › Description	Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 2 › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032249-2026
Document › Document 2 › Published	9 Apr 2026

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