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Published 19 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST
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con_10007 DESNZ - COMMS - Media Strategy, Planning and Buying

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Central Government
services
Above threshold
Award under framework
Advertising and marketing services
Radio and television services
London (UKI)
Published value
£50,000,000
≈ £12,491,444 / year
Submission deadline
Open opportunity
complete
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
4 yrs
Starts 14 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: "con_10007 DESNZ - COMMS - Media Strategy, Planning and Buying". Published status: complete. Published value: £50,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
Media Buying and Planning contract for DESNZ. RM6364 Media and Creative Services, lot 1.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    14 Jun 2026 — 13 Jun 2030 (4 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)WAVEMAKER LIMITEDHolds 92.5% of historical attributable spend
High Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£24,982,889 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 4 yrs
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Requires 5 comparable published awards
    Competition Density
    8.5Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 0%
    Supplier Concentration
    High Concentration
    WAVEMAKER LIMITEDTop vendor: 92.5% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £54,026,504Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 20 retained awards
    Methodology & coverage notes (20 active published awards)
    Coverage: 20 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 79):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    WAVEMAKER LIMITED1 win£50,000,0000% (at budget)
    ICE Futures Europe1 win£1,431,345No published budget
    Moody's Analytics UK Limited1 win£488,263No published budget
    DMDL Ltd1 win£460,000No published budget
    Energy Systems Catapult Services Limited1 win£416,6660% (at budget)

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 79 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 11:15 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 526 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    4reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 6,454 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~50 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 430 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    2 updates
    1 budget change
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    LOCKHEED MARTIN UK LIMITEDCRN: PNLV-4275-TLYW
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    KONGSBERG NORCONTROL LIMITEDCRN: PPYC-1178-HXWN
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    SPACEFLUX LTDCRN: PZRP-1811-DLNX
    		127 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    SKYRORA LIMITEDCRN: PZVZ-7296-VJDT
    		127 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    SCAN ASSOCIATES LTDCRN: 10155969
    		126 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    TTP PLCCRN: PNGY-6876-NPML
    		122 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    Bornea Dynamics LimitedCRN: PBQT-1941-CDMP
    		117 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITEDCRN: PXTC-3157-GCRP
    		111 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    TELESPAZIO UK LIMITEDCRN: PVQP-7147-CRHL
    		93 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    HEO ROBOTICS (UK) LTDCRN: PZHW-5821-TNVQ
    		88 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Great British Energy - Community Energy Shared Ownership document template creationDepartment for Energy Security & Net Zero · 1 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST
    		£416,666
    same CPV family
    same authority
    CSP26570 - Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Market Analysis and Data SubscriptionDepartment for Energy Security & Net Zero · 2 Sept 2026, 13:04 BST
    		£195,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    Media Buying Services, Integrated Marketing Campaigns and PR ServicesLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · 7 Sept 2026, 18:16 BST
    		£74,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Executive & Non-Executive Search 3Government Commercial Agency · 9 Sept 2026, 13:24 BST
    		£100,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    On Vehicle Digital Technology (AVL, CCTV, APC, TLP, Comms, On Bus Destination, AVA, Bridge Strike Systems & Vehicle Compute Capability) Franchising and Wider Transport Ticketing & Payment Consultancy ServicesSOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED · 9 Sept 2026, 08:29 BST
    		£100,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodAward under frameworkLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statuscompleteProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive tenderGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published19 Aug 2026, 15:34 BSTLast source update19 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST
    Classification (CPV)Advertising and marketing services, Radio and television services
    Delivery areaLocation not published
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0686ac
    Timeline
    1. Pipeline notice
      20 Apr 2026, 15:51 BST
    2. Procedure published
      19 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST
    3. Award active
      12 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £50,000,000
    4. Contract active
      Signed 28 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £50,000,000

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (1)
    WPP plc
    £50,000,000 · 12 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active · lots 1
    Contracts (1)
    Contract
    £50,000,000 · signed 28 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
    Contract period: 28 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST — 13 Jun 2030, 23:59 BST
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      19 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST
    2. tender value changed
      10 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
    3. Status changed to complete
      10 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
    4. Official notice release published
      10 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
    5. Official notice release published
      20 Apr 2026, 15:51 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

    Contracting authority
    Central Government
    GB-PPON-PDHQ-2163-WYMH
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    Award and contract changes

    Official Documents & Specifications (4)

    Official links; attachments are not copied
    Officially Related Procedures (1)
    Official OCDS Relations