Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Access to Media Monitoring Services
Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo ensure communications are underpinned by effective media monitoring, Cabinet Office and the His Majesty (HM) Treasury Communications Team intend to procure an online platform which provides access to previously aired tv and radio broadcast footage from a range of UK national and regional channels.
The Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) team within the Cabinet Office and the Communications Team within HM Treasury requires this service to support the delivery of its media monitoring which underpins effective communications in the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury and across government departments and agencies.
This service will be used for MMU's media monitoring which contain snapshots of the national and regional broadcast news agenda that are connected to the business of government. HM Treasury will use the service to provide detailed information on broadcast interviews and reports to ensure effective communications in the department.
In addition, the Authority requires that this service provides access to speech-to-text features and downloadable content.
CPV: Communication and multimedia software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£40,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Qualification evaluation (Compliance Check) First, we will complete a mandatory evaluation to make sure that you have answered all questions and have insert your firm pricing on the e-Sourcing Suite. All bids passing the mandatory evaluation will be progressed to the Technical Evaluation. Technical Evaluation Responses to the technical envelope will be given to the Contracting Authority's evaluation panel. Each evaluator will independently assess the responses to the technical questions using the response guidance and the evaluation criteria. They will give a score and a reason for their score for each question they are assessing. The evaluators will enter the scores and reasons into the e-Sourcing Suite. If the evaluation panel wishes to clarify any areas of the bid, bid clarification questions will be issued via the e-Sourcing suite on an individual basis. Commercial Evaluation We will consider your commercial response and conduct compliance checks, review for abnormal bids and conduct any clarifications required to formally evaluate your submission. This will be conducted in tandem with the Technical evaluations and completed by a Commercial evaluation panel. We will only calculate your commercial score using the scoring mechanism outlined within the Bidder Pack.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jul 2026, 13:47 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
- Authority reference
P11274- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086857- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d7a8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
30 Jul 2026 → 12 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published88 days ago30 Jul 2026, 13:47 BST
- Market engagement81 days ago6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
This notice is to check the market appetite for this requirement. Please email by the engagement deadline if you wish to be invited to tender.
- Tender notice published42 days ago14 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
- Clarification questions by32 days ago24 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 days ago29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts15 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Jul 2026, 13:47 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published14 Sept 2026, 13:15 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active14 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST14 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender