Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 12 Aug 2025, 08:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TEC Partnership - Marketing, Design and Web Maintenance Services 2025

Official notice

Authority: TEC Partnership (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£60,000≈ £30k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Sept 2025awarded 15 Sept 2025
Awarded to The Content Marketing Agency
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Oct 2027 · up to 1 Oct 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The tender process is for an agency to support the delivery of marketing, design, and web maintenance services. This includes working with a new brand identity which is being rolled out across the organisation.

The selected supplier will work alongside TEC Partnership’s internal marketing and communications team to enhance the Partnerships creative output, campaign performance and brand consistency across all sites and channels.

The contract will run for an initial period of two years with the option to extend by a further year, subject to performance and internal approval.

A short onboarding period in September may be required to ensure a smooth transition ahead of a targeted October start date.

CPV: Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2028 with extensionsValue: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 year with optional 3rd

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Fee 25% Responsiveness / Availability 30% Approach & Methodology 30% Relevant Experience & Examples 15%

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
Awarded
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
12 Aug 2025, 08:51 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2025, 12:57 BST
Authority reference
TEC-MDW-25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047823
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Marketing services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058599 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Aug 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 08:51 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 12:57 BST
  4. Contract starts392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 08:51 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 12:57 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    15 Sept 2025, 12:57 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £120,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Content Marketing AgencyMarketing Design & Web Maintenance 20251 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2027 · up to 1 Oct 2028Extensions: 2 year with optional 3rd£120,00015 Sept 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TEC Partnership

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCJJ-5724-XHGM Laceby Road, Grimsby, Yorkshire & Humber, DN34 5BQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Content Marketing AgencyAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09628029 Origin 3 Genesis Office Park, Europarc, Grimsby, Yorkshire & Humber, DN37 9TZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender