Official UK procurement notice
Photography Services Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service to be provided is for a flexible, high-quality photography service to support its communications, marketing, media relations, engagement and reputation management activity. To deliver a wide range of events, campaigns, projects, services and initiatives throughout the year which require professional photography for a variety of purposes. This may include, but is not limited to, press and media activity, civic and corporate events, place promotion, regeneration projects, profile-raising, resident engagement, internal communications, award ceremonies, visits, launches, consultations, campaigns and social media content.
There will be a maximum of 10 suppliers awarded to the framework, this will be a ranked framework however the Council reserve the right to run a mini competition on specific projects.
The annual value is estimated to be in the region of £20,000. - £30,000. There is no guarantee of business.
CPV: Photographic and ancillary services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 10 suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Jan 2027
Published description of the framework
A ranked approach based on range of styles, skills and specialism and availability. it may place an order directly with the first-ranked contractor. If that contractor is unable to meet the Council's requirements, the Council may approach the next-ranked contractor, and so on until the requirement can be fulfilled.
The Council also reserves the right to run a mini competition for specific projects.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£120,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: 40% Pricing 60% Quality
- “Photography Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How South Tyneside Council buys Photographic and ancillary services (CPV 7996), and who usually turns up
South Tyneside Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Photographic and ancillary services (CPV 7996) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 57 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid50% / 17%
2–340% / 0%
4–610% / 33%
7+0% / 50%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7996Published estimate£120k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid6%
2–328%
4–634%
7+31%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| HI-LIGHTS THEATRE SERVICES LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Supply of Events Services including Equipment and Event Stewardingruns to Mar 2029 | PA, LIGHTING AND AV PROVISION FOR INDOOR EVENTS | £31k | Similar wording and category |
| BELLE TENTS LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Supply of Events Services including Equipment and Event Stewardingruns to Mar 2029 | MARQUEES FOR EVENTS OUTDOOR, TABLES AND CHAIRS | £47k | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £32k5 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 4 live · £339k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 20% below n=1 | |
| £1.5bn38 awards in 36m · last this month | 24 live · £2.7bn iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £4.9m20 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £282k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £1.4m14 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £70k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £3.3m10 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £39m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Oct 2026, 16:51 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 16:51 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094446- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07820dFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
6 Oct 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 3 dates- Tender notice published20 days ago6 Oct 2026, 16:51 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 10 days · period end, not a bid countdown5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 66 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Oct 2026, 16:51 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender