Contracts Finder notice
Communications Planning and Media Buying in Northern Ireland
Authority: THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
CPV: Printed matter and related products (22000000)
Published contract value£1,650,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 21 Aug 2028
Awarded to ASG
Contract starts 22 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe objective of this procurement was to identify a highly capable media buying agency with a strong understanding of the Northern Ireland media market and a proven track record in delivering voter registration campaigns. The process followed a two-stage open competition beginning with a Suitability Questionnaire (SQ), followed by a tender process consisting of a written proposal (55%), pitch presentation (25%), and pricing (20%).
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Buyer reference
- WP024
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- Yes
- Published tender value
- £1.00
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Open
- Additional classifications 1: Reference
- 32000000
- Additional classifications 1: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 1: Description
- Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- Additional classifications 2: Reference
- 64000000
- Additional classifications 2: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 2: Description
- Postal and telecommunications services
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- BT4 2GU
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision6 Aug 2025
- Contract starts22 Aug 2025
- Notice published28 Oct 2025
- Contract ends21 Aug 2028
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- THE ELECTORAL COMMISSIONContracting authority
- Identifier
- IM1203 · GB-GOR
Suppliers named on the notice
- ASGSupplier
- Identifier
- NI026707 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-3e6979cd-2819-496e-8bd2-726dc5a4c863-2025-10-28T11:16:52Z
- Published
- 28 Oct 2025
- Latest update
- 28 Oct 2025
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-3e6979cd-2819-496e-8bd2-726dc5a4c863
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-3e6979cd-2819-496e-8bd2-726dc5a4c863-1