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COV - Market Engagement for Independent Childrens Complaints Investigation 2026

Coventry City Council · Local authority

In brief

Coventry City Council has announced plans to buy marketing work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £200,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 October 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 64 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £200,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Coventry City Council are seeking providers to deliver our Children Complaints service, the providers will support with all stages of our external complaints process. Over the past 6 months Coventry have required 90 complaints to be investigated. Should you have any queries in relation to this opportunity please issue these via the correspondence function of the portal.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 011822-2026

About the buyer

Coventry City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

175

Awards

111

Suppliers it has used most for marketing

All tenders and awards from Coventry City Council

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From notice 011822-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.