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# Provision of Media Buying

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-media-buying-ocds-h6vhtk-065712). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Water: "Provision of Media Buying". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £17,600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Water](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-water-coh-sc207004)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £17,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-media-buying-ocds-h6vhtk-065712#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065712`

## 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/provision-of-media-buying-ocds-h6vhtk-065712#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com%2FProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage%3FSearchType%3DProjects)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-media-buying-ocds-h6vhtk-065712#participate

## Description
Scottish Water is establishing a framework for Media Planning and Buying Services to support paid advertising and communications across Scotland. The appointed supplier will work in partnership with Scottish Water to identify, plan, buy, manage, and evaluate media activity across national and regional audiences. Services will span TV/On‑Demand, audio including radio, digital, social, out‑of‑home, and press.<br/><br/>The supplier will provide expert media planning advice, high‑performing media schedules, campaign setup and optimisation, and full monitoring, reporting, and insights. They will also offer value‑added services such as audience profiling, industry and competitor analysis, account management, and production of digital, social, and radio advertising assets. Close collaboration with Scottish Water’s Corporate Affairs team and other departments is required to support proactive and reactive communication needs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £17,600,000
- **Description:** Scottish Water provide vital water and waste water services, essential to daily life, to over 2.6 million households and more than 160,000 business premises across Scotland, and therefore need to be able to plan and carry out paid-for advertising/com...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014771-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-18T13:18:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T12:36:24.003Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065712