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South West Smokefree Regional Communications Campaign
North Somerset Council · Local authority
In brief
North Somerset 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.
The estimated value is £210,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 9 months, starting 11 May 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 4.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
On behalf of the regional South West Smokefree Programme, North Somerset Council is procuring a specialist communications and media agency to deliver a mass-media stop smoking campaign that will stimulate quit attempts across the entire South West. The work will include delivering a campaign strategy, developing a regional smokefree ‘brand’ and website/landing page, adapting creative assets (including TV) from a pre-existing campaign, managing regional media planning/buying, and delivering a light-touch survey-based evaluation.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 012570-2026
About the buyer
North Somerset CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
78Awards
50Suppliers it has used most for marketing
- First West of England Limited1 contract
- Public Perspectives Ltd1 contract
- Simple Media and Advertising Ltd1 contract
- The Out of Home Media Consultancy Ltd1 contract
- Transport Focus1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open marketing tenders- £226kestimated
- £29kestimated
- £7.6mframework ceiling
- £1.38mestimated
From notice 012570-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.