Awarded 1 October 2026
DBT and The British Film Commission 2026
Department for Business and Trade · London
Place branding tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
50 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Place branding contracts ,
50 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest place branding contracts awarded
Awarded 28 September 2026
Inward Investment Lead Generation Services
West Midlands Growth Company Limited · West Midlands
Awarded 11 August 2026
Hartlepool Place Brand Development
Hartlepool Borough Council · North East
Awarded 3 July 2026
Membership for OSDC for Investment Capability
Greater London Authority
Awarded 11 June 2026
Homes England - DARTS Lot 1 - North Docks Prospectus
Homes England
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
MARKETING MANCHESTER won the most place branding contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | MARKETING MANCHESTER North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £4.9m | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Opportunity London Partnership Limited London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £169k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | OCO Global North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £98k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | MOOWD South East · See every contract | 2 | £46k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Pillory Barn Design Ltd South East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £40k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Prior+Partners East of England · SME · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 7joint | British Film Commission London · See every contract | 1 | £200k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | DNCO LIMITED Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 1 | £187k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Thames Estuary Growth Board East of England · SME · See every contract | 1 | £178k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Turley Associates Ltd North West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £130k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 94% of place branding contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought place branding more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many place branding contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many place branding contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Midlands Growth Company Limited | 7 | £417k |
| 2 | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 2 | £4.9m |
| 3 | London Borough of Croydon | 2 | £140k |
| 4 | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 2 | £103k |
| 5 | Nottinghamshire County Council | 2 | £53k |
| 6 | Oxford City Council | 2 | £46k |
| 7 | Canterbury City Council | 2 | £40k |
| 8 | Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority | 2 | £35k |
| 9 | Department for Business and Trade | 1 | £200k |
| 10 | South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 1 | £187k |
Prices
Half of place branding contracts are worth less than £60k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 78% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityMARKETING MANCHESTER · 29 Apr 2026
- Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityMARKETING MANCHESTER · 26 Jun 2025
- Department for Business and TradeBritish Film Commission · 1 Oct 2026
- South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityDNCO LIMITED · 1 Dec 2025
- Essex County CouncilThames Estuary Growth Board · 31 Aug 2025
- Sefton CouncilTurley Associates Ltd · 5 Nov 2025
- Greater Lincolnshire Combined County AuthorityPwC · 9 Mar 2026
- London Borough of EnfieldCast Media Group Ltd · 25 Mar 2026
- Greater London AuthorityOpportunity London Partnership Limited · 3 Jul 2026
- London Legacy Development CorporationOpportunity London Partnership Limited · 10 Jan 2026
Where and when
The West Midlands awards the most place branding contracts. November and December are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 10 | £475k |
| North West | 9 | £5.3m |
| London | 6 | £605k |
| South East | 5 | £86k |
| East Midlands | 4 | £216k |
| East of England | 4 | £213k |
| North East | 3 | £124k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | £313k |
| South West | 2 | £63k |
| Wales | 1 | £60k |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of place branding tenders close within 21 days of being published
Each dot is a place branding tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 86% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 33% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 21 days
is how long the typical place branding tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 22 UK place branding tenders published in the last 24 months. - 78%
of the money is in the 10 biggest place branding contracts.
Of 44 contracts with a published value. - 65%
of place branding contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 46 award notices. - 26%
of place branding contracts are awarded in November and December.
13 of 50 contracts.
Questions
How many place branding contracts does the UK public sector award?
50 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 37 public buyers.
How long are place branding tenders open for?
The median place branding tender is open for 21 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector place branding contract worth?
The median is £60k, and 95% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most place branding contracts?
Councils award 94% of them.
What is included
Branding and marketing a town, city, region or investment zone to investors, businesses and residents: place brand strategy, place narrative and visual identity, profile-raising campaigns, investment promotion and lead generation, and town centre marketing for business improvement districts.
- Inward investment lead generation and FDI promotion
- Place and investment zone marketing and brand strategy
- Place brand strategy and place narrative
- Visual identity systems for a place brand
- Place brand roll-out through communications and marketing
- Regional economic profile-raising campaigns
- Location promotion campaigns
- Business improvement district marketing and communications
What is not included
- Visitor and tourism marketing (mkt.camp.destination-and-cultural-marketing)
- Brand identity for an organisation rather than a place (mkt.design.brand-identity)
- Communications for a named regeneration programme or scheme (mkt.pr.programme-communications-support)
- Media relations for investment programmes (mkt.pr.public-relations-media-relations)
- Trade missions and overseas investor events (mkt.events.trade-missions-and-overseas-trade-events)
- Economic strategies (another industry: csl.econ.economic-development-and-skills-strategies)
- Business support programmes (another industry: csl.econ.business-support-programmes)
- Regeneration and town centre strategies (another industry: csl.plan.regeneration-and-town-centre-strategies)