Official UK procurement notice
Media Strategy and Planning
Authority: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (Central government)
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£1,600,000published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 14 Jul 2026
Awarded to OMD Group Ltd.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract is used to plan advertising to hit police officer recruitment targets and to run campaigns that prevent crime and build public trust and confidence. It is also used by NCTPHQ to raise public awareness of security threats and encourage reporting.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 14 Jul 2026, 17:06 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2026, 11:26 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068140- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb60Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Media and Creative Services
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026- Contract award notice published14 Jul 2026, 17:06 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Jul 2026, 11:26 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,600,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMD Group Ltd.16 Jul 2026 – 14 Jun 2028 · up to 14 Jul 2030Extensions: Can be used when the initial period expires - 1 plus 1 | £1,600,000 inc. VAT | 14 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · OMD Group Ltd.
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2026
- Value
- £1,600,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 16 Jul 2026 – 14 Jun 2028 · up to 14 Jun 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Original term is two years with two possible extensions of a year each
No agreed KPIs: Value of contract is below 5m. KPIs have been set but do not need to be published.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OMD GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender