Official UK procurement notice
Media Planning and Buying · Havas Media Limited for BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Feb 2025)
Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement was for the provision of media planning and media buying services to the BBC. The BBC appointed an agency to provide expert media planning for the BBC and other entities as well as purchase media space for any marketing materials required.
The BBC purchased these services with the License Fee Unit and BBC Proms as part of the procurement.
- How the procedure runs: Initial Stage - Tenders recieved with minimum requirements Intermediate Assessment of Tenders to Narrow Competition Presentation Stage Intermediate Assessment of Tenders to Narrow Competition Final Tender Stage
- No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement was conducted
CPV: Advertising campaign services · Advertising services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£299,900,000
- Economic & financial standing
For further information on legal and financial capacity requirements, please refer to the ITT documentation provided at the BBC's online eTendering portal.
- Technical & professional ability
For further information on technical capacity requirements, please refer to the ITT documentation provided at the BBC's online eTendering portal.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Please refer to tender documentation for further information
- Cost: Please refer to tender documentation for further information
- Economic & financial standing
For further information on legal and financial capacity requirements, please refer to the ITT documentation provided at the BBC's online eTendering portal.
- Technical & professional ability
For further information on technical capacity requirements, please refer to the ITT documentation provided at the BBC's online eTendering portal.
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- 25 Feb 2025, 18:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Dec 2025, 17:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
PROC 2024 22- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007212- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e7ebFind a Tender
- How it runs
Initial Stage - Tenders recieved with minimum requirements
Intermediate Assessment of Tenders to Narrow Competition
Presentation Stage
Intermediate Assessment of Tenders to Narrow Competition
Final Tender Stage
- Risks
The contract may need to be modified to address any changes to the BBC’s Government Charter when this is renewed in 2027.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps:
1 - Register your company on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
1.1 Go to bbc.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
1.2 - Click the link on the login page to register.
1.3 Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'.
1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details.
1.5 - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete.
1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password.
2 - Express an interest in the tender:
2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password.
2.2 - Click the 'ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier).
2.3 - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the ITT into your 'My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.
2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'ITT Details' box.
- Responding to the tender:
3.1 - Click 'My Response' under ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining).
3.2 - All Tender documentation can be found within the eTendering portal.
3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
3.4 You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance, please consult the online help, or contact the Jaggaer eSourcing help desk.
- * All questions relating to this tender should be submitted via the BBC's eSourcing portal at bbc.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ * *
Timeline
25 Feb 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published25 Feb 2025, 18:40 GMT
- Clarification questions by7 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline27 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published319 days ago11 Dec 2025, 17:36 GMT
- Standstill ends308 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2025- Tender notice published25 Feb 2025, 18:40 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Dec 2025, 17:36 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Dec 2025, 17:36 GMT
- Contract signature expected24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havas Media LimitedMedia Planning & Buying1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: Initial period of two (2) years, followed by a possible further two 24-months extension periods. Maximum possible duration six (6) years. | £359,880,000 inc. VAT | 19 Aug 2025standstill to 22 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winManning Gottlieb OMD, a trading division of OMD Group Ltd · Greater London
- wonHavas Media Limited · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Havas Media LimitedAwarded supplier
- Manning Gottlieb OMD, a trading division of OMD Group LtdBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: All documents relating to this tender are available via the BBC's eSourcing portal at https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk * *
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender