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Published 11 May 2026, 15:24 BST

This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.

Official UK procurement notice

Transitional Arrangement - Media Buying

Official notice

Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)

Award under framework
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£958,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Apr 2026
Awarded to Wavemaker Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Media Buying element of this contract purchases the advertising space on either TV, Radio, digital channels, newspaper etc.

Please note this has been published retrospectively due to technical issues with the e sourcing provider.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
79341000 Advertising services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Administrative change
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
11 May 2026, 15:24 BST
Last source update
22 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058420
Latest notice
Contract change notice (UK10)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0695e6 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    11 May 2026, 15:24 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract details notice published
    26 May 2026, 13:51 BST
    UK7
  3. Contract signature expected
    26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract change notice published
    22 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST
    UK10

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £958,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wavemaker Ltd26 May 2026 – 13 Jun 2026£958,00020 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Wavemaker Ltd

    Signed
    26 May 2026
    Value
    £958,000
    Period
    18 Jun 2026 – 13 Jul 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change 18 Jun 2026 Description of Modification DWP has modified the contract to extend the contract term by 30 days. The modification is time-only and does not alter the scope, nature or purpose of the services. There is no increase to the contract value. The original transitional contract period was from 20 April 2026 to 13 June 2026. The contract term has been extended until 13 July 2026. This represents an increase in term of 55.6%. The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract and no additional services are being procured. Ground for Modification Schedule 8 Paragraph 4 of the Procurement Act 2023 - Unforeseeable Circumstances. Justification DWP intended to transition to a replacement contractual arrangement following expiry of the transitional media buying contract. However, the replacement arrangement could not be implemented within the planned timescales because the required Service Level Agreements had not been finalised through the Government Communication Agency (GCA) approval process. As a consequence, the replacement service could not commence as anticipated. To ensure continuity of media buying services and maintain DWP's ability to secure advertising inventory, DWP extended the existing transitional contract until 13 July 2026. The modification does not change the overall nature of the contract, does not alter the scope of services and does not increase the contract value. The extension is limited to the period necessary to facilitate implementation of the replacement arrangement.
    3 agreed KPIs: Detailed buying proposal · Campaign activity bookings and go live date · Media buying evaluation & reporting
    • Detailed buying proposal
    • Campaign activity bookings and go live date
    • Media buying evaluation & reporting

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Work & Pensions

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJCP-7274-TLRQ Caxton House 7th Floor 6-12 Tothill Street, London, London, SW1H 9NAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WAVEMAKER LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04078547GB-PPON: PPJT-1182-CPHN Sea Containers, London, London, SE1 9ETContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender