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Transport for London

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Transport for London

Buyer Address: 5 Endeavour Square, London, UKI41, E201JN, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Mark Flegg

Contact Email: markflegg@tfl.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
n/a
Published
19 Feb 2026, 11:47
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79342000 - Marketing services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Definition Group
Official Source
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Description

Provide full creative services, including but not limited to, strategic campaign direction, design, multimedia output, event and experiential, print and installation as required. This will work closely with Places for London

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: Places for London (Places), needs the support of external creative agencies to assist them with meeting the BU annual turnover figure of £89m, which provides significant income into TfL and is set to grow considerably over the coming years. Whilst the needs of Places are similar to TfL, they differ mainly in the target audience, with their main target audiences being business to business (B2B). This along with a property derived backdrop, the supply bases are of a similar nature but differ slightly. Places requirements include the manufacturing of large print format campaign artwork, as well as technical aspects including survey sites, create artwork schematics and safely install artwork within both operational and non-operational settings.

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: Yes

Lot 1 Options: This is a two year contract with the option to extend plus 1, plus 1

Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): Financial

Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): Techncial

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