Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Northumberland County Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £950,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Advertising services (CPV 79341000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 082660-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2026
- Published1 Sep 2026Published the same day
Description
The Council requires the appointed supplier to use its expertise and resources to deliver a fully managed, compliant statutory advertising service. This includes the formatting and placement of Council advertisements in local newspapers to ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and legislative requirements, while minimising costs and achieving value for money. Additional information: Direct Award under ESPO 3A_24 Advertising Solutions Lot 2 Public Notices Advertising
About the supplier
PeopleScout Limited (Trading as TMP Worldwide): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05648039).