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Published 15 Jun 2026, 16:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Media Planning and Buying Service

Official notice

Authority: Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Central government)

Award under framework
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£8,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Jun 2026
Awarded to Wavemaker Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Delivery of Media Planning and Buying solutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Jun 2026, 16:42 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2026, 10:29 BST
Authority reference
105022
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081113
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b554 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 16:42 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 10:29 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wavemaker Ltd19 Jun 2026 – 13 Jun 2028 · up to 13 Jun 2030Extensions: Extension options of up to 24 months · Options: Extension options of up to 24 months£8,000,0005 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Media Planning and Buying Service · Wavemaker Ltd

    Signed
    23 Jul 2026
    Value
    £8,000,000
    Period
    24 Jul 2026 – 21 Jul 2028 · up to 21 Jul 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Extension options of up to 24 months
    3 agreed KPIs: Quality and Cost · Assurance · Job Creation & Skills Development & Economic Inclusion
    • Quality and Cost, The Supplier shall, where reasonably practicable, notify DCMS of any delays to delivery of Briefing Forms five (5) Working Days in advance of the impact of such delay and advise regarding the potential impact on quality and cost and proposed mitigations
    • Assurance, If DCMS reasonably requests that Supplier Staff assigned to a particular Briefing Form are replaced, or in the event of Staff absence, the Supplier shall deploy replacement Staff within five (5) Working Days of the request or notification of absence
    • Job Creation & Skills Development & Economic Inclusion, Annual placements for 3+ Apprenticeships

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJGD-5581-JPGD 100 Parliament Street, London, London, SW1A 2BQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wavemaker Limited T/a WPP 650Awarded supplierGB-COH: 04078547 Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground,, London, London, SE1 9GLContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender