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Published 4 Jun 2026, 11:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Media Buying Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Export Finance (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£14,500,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Wavemaker Ltd3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

THIS IS NOT A NEW NOTICE.

UK7 Media Buying Services ocds-h6vhtk-06ad3c was published 01/07/2026 but the contract was not attached. This notice is solely to attach the contract.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security79340000 Advertising and marketing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Jun 2026, 11:22 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
Authority reference
UKEF0652
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068577
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ad3c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

Single supplier framework through GCA

Notice history

6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    4 Jun 2026, 11:22 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Jun 2026, 14:55 BST
    UK6
  3. Procurement termination notice published
    11 Jun 2026, 09:34 BST
    UK12
  4. Contract signature expected
    18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    1 Jul 2026, 14:21 BST
    UK7
  6. Contract details notice published
    21 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-06: 2 releases · 4 Jun 2026, 5 Jun 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £14,500,0001 award exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 3latest 11 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wavemaker Ltd18 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030£14,500,00029 May 2026Awarded
Wavemaker Ltd£14,500,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Wavemaker Ltd£14,500,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded

Contracts

  • Media Buying Services · Wavemaker Ltd

    Signed
    11 Jun 2026
    Value
    £14,500,000
    Period
    14 Jun 2026 – 13 Jun 2030
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: Outcomes Alignment · Evidence Based Planning · Alignment of Buying Decisions to Brief
    • Outcomes Alignment
    • Evidence Based Planning
    • Alignment of Buying Decisions to Brief

  • Contract 3 · Wavemaker Ltd

    Signed
    11 Jun 2026
    Value
    £14,500,000
    Period
    14 Jun 2026 – 13 Jun 2030
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: Name Reporting frequency Outcomes Alignment · Evidence Based Planning · Alignment of Buying Decisions to Brief
    • Name Reporting frequency Outcomes Alignment
    • Evidence Based Planning
    • Alignment of Buying Decisions to Brief

  • Contract 1 · Wavemaker Ltd

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Status
    cancelled (11 Jun 2026), Notices published in error as this is a call-off not a direct award

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Export Finance

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWRW-3185-DZTP 1 Horse Guards Rd,, London, London, SW1A 2HQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wavemaker LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04078547GB-PPON: PPJT-1182-CPHN Sea Containers, London, London, SE1 9ETContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure