Official UK procurement notice
T26-080BUS Place Based Perception Research and Strategic Alignment Study
Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC), in partnership with key regional stakeholders, is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to design and deliver a place based perception research and strategic alignment study for the Derry City and Strabane region. The successful contractor will be required to design, develop and deliver a comprehensive Place Based Perception Research and Strategic Alignment Study for Derry City and Strabane Region. The study must establish a robust evidence base on how the region is currently perceived across priority audiences and markets, support stakeholder alignment around shared ambitions and priorities and provide a framework for ongoing perception measurement. Tenderers must propose an integrated mixed methods approach that is proportionate to the scope of the commission and capable of producing credible and actionable findings. Proposals must clearly state all assumptions, dependencies, limitations, sample approaches, market coverage and analytical techniques. Your submission must be submitted via eTendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£84,000
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- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £168,000 (twice the annual value).
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How Derry City and Strabane District Council buys Advertising and marketing services (CPV 7934), and who usually turns up
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1 bid50% / 21%
2–310% / 14%
4–610% / 46%
7+30% / 18%
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Below estimate60% / 10%
Within ±2%20% / 76%
Above estimate20% / 14%
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Lot #1CPV 7934Published estimate£84k
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1 bid32%
2–345%
4–619%
7+4%
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Middle 50%£76k–£84k
Estimate£84k
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Kaizen Print LtdWorked for this buyer | T25-090BUS Design Support Tenderended Sept 2026 | — | £1 | Similar wording and category |
| PINNACLE GROWTH GROUP LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | T26-073HCO Rural Community Resources and Services Audit Reissueruns to Jan 2027 | — | £9k | Similar wording and category |
| Circle Creative CommunicationsWorked for this buyer | T25-150ENV Acorn Farm Exhibition and Site Interpretation Design and Fit Outruns to Apr 2027 | — | £60k | Similar wording and category |
| Cedel Communications LtdWorked for this buyer | T26-015BUS Supply of Radio Communication for Eventsruns to Mar 2029 | — | £1 | Similar wording and category |
| Harlow ConsultingWorked for this buyer | T26-066BUS Project Evaluator - DNA Museum Projectruns to Sept 2027 | — | £26k | Similar wording and category |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £60m134 awards in 36m · last this month | 33 live · £19m 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=27 | |
| £3.0m4 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 1 live · £2.0m 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=5 | |
| £34k2 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £34k 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. | 13% below n=1 | |
| £4.4m1 award in 36m · last 14 months ago | 1 live · £4.4m 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=1 | |
| £300k1 award in 36m · last 14 months ago | 1 live · £300k 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. | 17% below n=1 |
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.
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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 for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST
- Authority reference
T26-080BUS Place Based Perception Research and Strategic Alignment Study- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097626- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0788d8Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
15 Oct 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published11 days ago15 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 3 days30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 17 days13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 33 days30 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published15 Oct 2026, 16:15 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
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- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
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- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender