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Published 14 Oct 2026, 10:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CSP26480 - Media Strategy, Planning and Buying

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS

Award under framework
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£4,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 14 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Wavemaker Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) are seeking to procure media strategy, planning, and buying services.

The appointed supplier will support UKRI in delivering activity aligned to organisational priorities, strategic campaigns, public engagement activity and thematic communications programmes.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
79340000 Advertising and marketing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Oct 2026, 10:42 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2026, 10:42 BST
Authority reference
CSP26480
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096850
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07872e Find a Tender
Related procedures1

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Oct 2026 → 24 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published2 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 10:42 BST
  2. Today
    16 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 8 days
    24 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 10:42 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £4,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wavemaker Ltd2 Nov 2026 – 14 Jun 2030£4,000,00014 Oct 2026standstill to 24 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

  • UKSBSBeneficiary authority
  • UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WAVEMAKER LIMITED t/a WPP650Awarded supplierGB-COH: 04078547GB-PPON: PPJT-1182-CPHN Sea Containers, London, London, SE1 9ETContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender