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title: "Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services"
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# Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-strategy-planning-and-buying-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb83). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Provision of integrated media strategy, planning and buying services to support public sector marketing and communications campaigns across domestic and international markets. Services include audience research and insight; planning across paid, owned and earned media; media selection, negotiation, purchasing and campaign activation; digital and programmatic buying; influencer and content creator management; campaign optimisation, measurement and reporting; and advertising verification, brand safety and fraud prevention. There is no minimum commitment to spend under this Call-Off Contract.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award under framework
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £10,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-strategy-planning-and-buying-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb83#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07bb83`

## 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-strategy-planning-and-buying-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb83#tl-md)

## Description
Provision of integrated media strategy, planning and buying services to support public sector marketing and communications campaigns across domestic and international markets. Services include audience research and insight; planning across paid, owned and earned media; media selection, negotiation, purchasing and campaign activation; digital and programmatic buying; influencer and content creator management; campaign optimisation, measurement and reporting; and advertising verification, brand safety and fraud prevention. The scope includes provision of a Marketing Operating System for campaign workflow, documentation, data and reporting, together with account management, billing, financial reconciliation and transition support. Services will be delivered collaboratively with other appointed communications partners, with requirements for transparency, data protection, continuous improvement, social value and value for money. Out-of-home media services will be delivered through the mandated subcontract with the specialist agency. There is no minimum commitment to spend under this Call-Off Contract. Actual spend will be agreed to meet the needs of approved NHS England campaigns during the contract term.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79340000, 79341000, 79341200, 79341400
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): [Wavemaker Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wavemaker-ltd-coh-04078547)
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31089`
  - Value: £10,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 28/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F107953-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-13T11:55:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-14T01:20:53.727Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07bb83
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.