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# Media Planning and Buying

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-planning-and-buying-ocds-h6vhtk-04e7eb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation): "Media Planning and Buying". Published status: complete. Published Value: £299,900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: bbc.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bbc-british-broadcasting-corporation-gov-pc388)
- **Published Value:** £299,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 March 2025 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising campaign services, Advertising services, Marketing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £359,880,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-planning-and-buying-ocds-h6vhtk-04e7eb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e7eb`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-planning-and-buying-ocds-h6vhtk-04e7eb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bbc.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-planning-and-buying-ocds-h6vhtk-04e7eb#participate

## Description
This 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79341000, 79341400, 79342000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £299,900,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Media Planning & Buying (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Havas Media Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PRRD-1282-ZYJQ`
  - Value: £359,880,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 18/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007212-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-11T17:36:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:32:46.347Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e7eb