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Marketing Creative Services - Domestic & International

Department for Business & Trade · Central government

In brief

Department for Business & Trade 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.

The estimated value is £10,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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

Usually high: a median of 8.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This procurement will provide domestic and international marketing creative services to support DBT’s strategic communications objectives and ministerial priorities. The contract will enable the delivery of Cabinet Office-approved campaigns, including SME support, Industrial Strategy, employment rights changes, and trade and investment promotion, ensuring key messages reach target audiences and drive long-term behavioural change. The service will provide the flexibility to adapt campaigns as priorities evolve. Please note that value stated within this notice is indicative, and the Authority makes no commitment to this value accounting for actual spend on a future opportunity.

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. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 064715-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

170

Awards

149

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From notice 064715-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.