Official UK procurement notice
Media Advertising · UK public procurement notice
Authority: New College Durham (Charity / VCSE)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNew College Durham has awarded a contract for the provision of media advertising services. The appointed supplier will work collaboratively with the College to develop, and deliver media campaigns that promote the College's courses, services and opportunities, engage and maintain the interest of current students, and attract prospective students.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Sept 2025, 13:30 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2026, 09:47 GMT
- Authority reference
NCD440- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102985- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059971Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
- Published justification
As evidenced by the previously published notices, this contract was subject to a lengthy, two-stage further competition tender process. The College has subsequently issued a UK5 notice to address the fact that the original UK2 notice, although successfully published on Contracts Finder, was not issued on Find a Tender via Multiquote.
For the avoidance of doubt, this contract was awarded following the further competition process and was not the result of a Direct Award.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Sept 2025 → 30 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published12 Sept 2025, 13:30 BST
- Market engagement395 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Suppliers interested in participating are invited to register their interest by contacting Craig Long, craig.long@newdur.ac.uk by 30 September 2025.
- Contract starts272 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends17 days ago13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published34h ago30 Oct 2026, 09:47 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Sept 2025, 13:30 BSTUK2
- Transparency notice published1 Oct 2026, 13:58 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete1 Oct 2026, 13:58 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Oct 2026, 13:58 BST
- Contract award notice published1 Oct 2026, 14:38 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published30 Oct 2026, 09:47 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 12 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Davidson AdvertisingSME3 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2029 · up to 2 Nov 2031Extensions: 24 Month Period. | £258,000 | 1 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
| supplier not publishedLot 1 - Digital Advertising3 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2029 · up to 2 Nov 2031Extensions: 24 Month Extension. | £103,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracts
Media Advertising · Steve Davidson AdvertisingSME
- Signed
- 30 Oct 2026
- Value
- £258,000
- Period
- 3 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2029 · up to 2 Nov 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Following a successful three year agreement, the contract may be extended a further 24-months if both parties are in agreement.
No agreed KPIs: A requirement brief will be discussed with the supplier for each campaign. Performance requirements will be agreed in-line with the expected outcomes of each campaign. The overall performance of this contract will be reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STEVE DAVIDSON ADVERTISING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender