Expired contract

OST award notice

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): OST Marketing Ltd
Value: £86,000
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Advertising and marketing services
Published: 27 October 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

This is an STA award notice, original notice was published on 30th June 2022 under title Marketing & Social Media activities in the US, covering Beef, Lamb and Pork. https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4ac20a0-07e6-4133-99d7-33f5f6393b48 This STA covers additional work that was not mentioned in the original contract, but for consistency and value for money, using the same supplier was preferable and project is under threshold value. This covers until the end of the original contract date.

Timeline

Completed: Award published27 October 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date30 October 2023
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2025

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

79340000 · Advertising and marketing services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov