Official UK procurement notice
Media Buying Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Gateshead College (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,112,000total for 3 lots · £1,112,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 30 Oct 2025
Awarded to THE RADIO PLACE LIMITED, Phonetic Digital Services Limited3 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Nov 2025
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe College requires the services of media buying agencies, to purchase advertising space across a range of media types, including radio and audio, outdoor and digital.
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CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising consultancy services · Advertising management services · Advertising services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£1,112,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Radio and Audio Advertising Buying ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
The College is looking to appoint a radio buying agency to purchase its radio airtime space and advertising on audio streaming services.
Lot #2Outdoor, Broadcast and Print Media Buying ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£512,000
The College is looking to appoint a media buying agency to purchase its non-digital advertising space. The media will include, but not be limited to, outdoor, broadcast (excluding radio) and some print.
Lot #3Digital Media Buying ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
The College is looking to appoint a media buying agency to purchase its digital advertising space.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043885- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05681dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
29 Jul 2025 → 4 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published29 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
- Clarification questions by20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by388 days ago29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent358 days ago30 Oct 2025
- Contract starts354 days ago3 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends339 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published260 days ago4 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2025- Tender notice published29 Jul 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,112,0003 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 2424 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 5 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Radio and Audio Advertising Buying Services1 award | |||
| THE RADIO PLACE LIMITED1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: The contract will be for an initial 24 month period, with an option for the College to extend the contract for one further period of 24 months. | £200,000 inc. VAT | 30 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Outdoor, Broadcast and Print Media Buying Services1 award | |||
| THE RADIO PLACE LIMITED1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: The contract will be for an initial 24 month period, with an option for the College to extend the contract for one further period of 24 months. | £512,000 inc. VAT | 30 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Digital Media Buying Services1 award | |||
| Phonetic Digital Services LimitedSME1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: The contract will be for an initial 24 month period, with an option for the College to extend the contract for one further period of 24 months. | £400,000 inc. VAT | 30 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · THE RADIO PLACE LIMITED
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2026
- Value
- £200,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 6 Jan 2026 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract will be for an initial 24 month period, with an option for the College to extend the contract for one further period of 24 months.
Contract 2 · THE RADIO PLACE LIMITED
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2026
- Value
- £512,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 6 Jan 2026 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract will be for an initial 24 month period, with an option for the College to extend the contract for one further period of 24 months.
Contract 3 · Phonetic Digital Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2026
- Value
- £400,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 6 Jan 2026 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract will be for an initial 24 month period, with an option for the College to extend the contract for one further period of 24 months.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Radio and Audio Advertising Buying Services | 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Outdoor, Broadcast and Print Media Buying Services | 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Digital Media Buying Services | 9final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Phonetic Digital Services LimitedAwarded supplier
- Phonetic Digital Services LimitedAwarded supplier
- The Radio Place LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender