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# Media Planning and Buying

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-planning-and-buying-ref-82729-ocds-h6vhtk-051169). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for London: "Media Planning and Buying". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £41,830,100. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: s1-.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-GB-PPON-PHMT-6197-NWNZ)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £41,830,100 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 November 2025 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-planning-and-buying-ref-82729-ocds-h6vhtk-051169#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051169`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** •	Transport for London (TfL) 
•	Greater London Authority (GLA)
•	London and Partners (L&P) 
•	London Fire Brigade (LFB)
•	London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) 
•	Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) 
•	Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC)

## 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-ref-82729-ocds-h6vhtk-051169#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [s1-](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs1-)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-planning-and-buying-ref-82729-ocds-h6vhtk-051169#participate

## Description
Transport for London's (TfL), GLA and GLA Group organisations (known collectively as the participating Contracting Authorities) existing media planning and buying contract expires early 2027.
This notice is issued by TfL on behalf of the participating Contracting Authorities to notify the market of the award of the Media Planning and Buying Framework Agreement.
This requirement seeks to secure a media agency to perform the media planning and buying activities on behalf of the participating Contracting Authorities and the planning of TfL's owned media and any media value they may receive.
The media agency is expected to deliver strategic media planning to achieve integrated marketing campaign objectives, as well as media buying to agreed cost and quality criteria. The media agency is expected to manage multiple organisations' media planning and buying and to integrate where applicable with creative agencies, so that strategic recommendations are joint and activated in an integrated and collaborative manner.
The participating GLA Group organisations may include:
- Transport for London
- Greater London Authority
- London & Partners
- London Legacy Development Corporation
- The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime
(MOPAC)
- London Fire Brigade
- Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation
- Royal Docklands (GLA)
This contract will be awarded under the Procurement Act 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £41,830,100

- **Contract Period:** 07/02/2027 to 07/02/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Media Planning and Buying (ref:82729) (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **WPP MEDIA UK LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04736785`
  - Value: £41,830,100
  - Date: 14/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F067216-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-15T15:18:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T20:14:35.052Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051169