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# Department for Culture, Media and Sport · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-GB-PPON-PJGD-5581-JPGD). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 72 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PJGD-5581-JPGD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 72
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £19m (median award: £22k) across 53 of 53 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-GB-PPON-PJGD-5581-JPGD

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3.5 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 62 (97%), Framework: 2 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 43 (67%), Limited / restricted: 7 (11%), Open: 5 (8%), Route not published: 5 (8%), Selective: 4 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
2. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 5 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 4 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 3 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-farming-fishing-forestry-and-related-products-03000000) (CPV 03):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Fletcher Gallery Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fletcher-gallery-services-ltd-coh-03744838):** 4 procedures
2. **[Momart Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/momart-ltd-coh-01073437):** 3 procedures
3. **[Identity Holdings Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/identity-holdings-ltd-coh-04217845):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[DARBYSHIRE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/darbyshire-limited-coh-04701997):** 2 procedures
5. **[Edel Assanti](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edel-assanti-coh-07060612):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Wavemaker Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wavemaker-ltd-coh-04078547):** £8.0m · [Media Planning and Buying Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-planning-and-buying-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b554) · Awarded: 5 Jun 2026
2. **[THE NATIONAL YOUTH AGENCY](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-national-youth-agency-coh-02912597):** £7.6m · [Young Futures Hubs and Transformation programme: Delivery partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/young-futures-hubs-and-transformation-programme-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-068977) · Awarded: 9 Sept 2026
3. **[Identity Holdings Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/identity-holdings-ltd-coh-04217845):** £1.9m · [VE 80 - Works & Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ve-80-works-infrastructure-ocds-h6vhtk-052145)
4. **[VINMORE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vinmore-limited-coh-15521843):** £232k · [Better Futures Fund Digital Discovery and Alpha](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/better-futures-fund-digital-discovery-and-alpha-ocds-h6vhtk-06eaae) · Awarded: 17 Aug 2026
5. **[Momart Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/momart-ltd-coh-01073437):** £150k · [Transportation and Storage for Artworks Everywhere Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/105042-transportation-and-storage-for-artworks-everywhere-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06b555) · Awarded: 6 Aug 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 6
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 8
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Department for Culture, Media and Sport intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-GB-PPON-PJGD-5581-JPGD#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-GB-PPON-PJGD-5581-JPGD
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt