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# Media Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02960b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service: "Media Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £490,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-minister-for-the-cabinet-office-acting-through-crown-com-GB-FTS-575)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £490,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 April 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Advertising and marketing services, Advertising campaign services, Advertising services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02960b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02960b`

## 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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02960b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02960b#participate

## Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of media services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. This commercial agreement is the recommended vehicle for all media services required by UK Central Government Departments.
The framework agreement has been established for a maximum duration of 4 years.
This agreement replaces the RM6003 Media Buying Framework which expires 21 May 2022.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Strategic Media Activation (Media Buying)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79340000, 79341400, 79342000, 92200000, 92210000, 92220000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £250,000,000
- **Description:** The agency will provide domestic and international media buying services. The Lot 1 Scope and Specification can be found in the Framework Agreement: Appendix A -
General Requirements Services Specification (applies to all Lots) Appendix B1, which is ...

### Lot 2: Public Sector Media Planning and Buying
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79340000, 79341400, 79342000, 92200000, 92210000, 92220000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £15,000,000
- **Description:** The Lot 2 Agencies will provide media planning and media buying
services to public sector organisations, but will not include central
government.
The Lot 2 Scope and Specification can be found in the Attachment
10 Framework Agreement in: Appendix A: ...

### Lot 3: Out of Home Media
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79340000, 79341400, 79342000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £30,000,000
- **Description:** The Lot 3 Agency will provide specialist agency services related to the buying of Out-of-Home advertisements.
The Lot 3 Scope and Specification can be found in the Attachment
10 Framework Agreement in: Appendix A: General Requirements Services Specif...

### Lot 4: Advertising Revenue Generation
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79340000, 79341400, 79342000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** The Lot 4 Agencies will provide services for monetisation of
advertising real estate, fixtures and furnishings.
The Lot 4 Scope and Specification can be found in the Attachment
10 Framework Agreement in: Appendix A: General Requirements Services Spec...

### Lot 5: Service Evaluation and Performance
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79200000, 79210000, 79340000, 79341400, 79342000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £185,000,000
- **Description:** The Lot 5 Agencies will provide an advisory, auditing and contractual compliance services specification for marketing communications services. The Lot 5 Scope and Specification can be found in the Attachment 10 Framework Agreement in: Appendix A: Gen...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (27)
> **Award Register:** 27 awards have been published for this procedure. Showing the first 25:
> [View complete award roster, contract values, and supplier list on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02960b#outcome)

- **Award:** 000949-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **See the full supplier list within Contracts Finder**

  - Value: £1,200,000,000 † (exc. VAT); very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice

- **Award:** 025126-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **23red Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177095`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-10 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **M&C Saatchi (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31083`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-11 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Digital Unlimited Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:00210505`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-12 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **VMLY&R a division of WPP Brands (UK) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31085`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-13 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Four Communications Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-127445`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-14 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Havas UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31080`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-15 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **OMD Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159361`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-16 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MediaCom UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31087`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-17 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Mindshare Media UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31088`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-18 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Wavemaker Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31089`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-19 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Tag Europe Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175070`
  - Value: £30,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **DDB UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31075`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-20 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Getty Images (UK) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180042`
  - Value: £10,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-21 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Identity Holdings Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-134293`
  - Value: £185,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-22 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Bray Leino Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78599`
  - Value: £185,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-23 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Shelton Fleming Associates Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31094`
  - Value: £185,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-24 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Dods Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147840`
  - Value: £185,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-25 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ICF Next Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-45222`
  - Value: £185,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-26 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **M-integrated solutions**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31097`
  - Value: £185,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Four Communications Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-127445`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **FCB Inferno**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31077`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ENGINE PARTNERS UK LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93483`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Freud Communications Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-158450`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 025126-2021-7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Havas UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31080`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (27)
> [View all 27 signed contracts on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02960b#contracts)

- **Contract:** 000949-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,200,000,000
  - Signed Date: 14/12/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-10 (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-11 (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-12 (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-13 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-14 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-15 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-16 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-17 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-18 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-19 (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-20 (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-21 (active)
  - Signed Value: £185,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-22 (active)
  - Signed Value: £185,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-23 (active)
  - Signed Value: £185,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-24 (active)
  - Signed Value: £185,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-25 (active)
  - Signed Value: £185,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

- **Contract:** 025126-2021-26 (active)
  - Signed Value: £185,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000949-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-12T22:45:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T01:16:06.356Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02960b