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Official procurement procedure
Media Buying Call off 2026
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Education: "Media Buying Call off 2026". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Department for Education | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Education
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Department for Education. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
40%Historical Average
Competition Density
7.2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Flood Control (NI)Top vendor: 46.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 185 active published awards; 13 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Flood Control (NI) | 3 wins | £60,000,000 |
| Ground Control Limited | 2 wins | £40,000,000 |
| Personnel Hygiene Services Limited trading as PHS Group plc | 1 win | £10,586,364 |
| McAvoy Modular Offsite Limited | 2 wins | £9,743,488 |
| IRARA SERVICES LIMITED | 1 win | £4,585,304 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Education | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNo |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published21 May 2026, 13:36 BST | Last source update21 May 2026, 13:36 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068905 | ||
What is being bought
The contract is a four‑year call‑off agreement under the CCS Media Services Framework RM6364. It ensures continuity of media buying and planning services needed to deliver DfE’s major campaigns, including teacher recruitment, early years workforce initiatives and skills programmes. The agreement provides access to enhanced audience insight and targeting capabilities, and a full range of paid media services—covering TV, digital, social, print, search and influencer activity—enabling DfE to reach priority audiences effectively and support key departmental objectives.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
21 May 2026, 13:36 BST - Status changed to complete
22 Apr 2026, 16:49 BST - Official notice release published
22 Apr 2026, 16:49 BST - Buyer information updated
22 Apr 2026, 16:49 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
21 May 2026, 13:36 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 18 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £300,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Wavemaker Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Media Buying 2026 £300,000,000 · signed 18 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 14 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST — 14 Jun 2030, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Department for Education
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVDDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (1)