Provision of Media and Creative Services for ONS
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Mediaedge:cia UK Ltd
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Advertising and marketing services
- Published
- 1 May 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Government Media call-off for advertising across a range of media channels including: TV, Print, Digital display, Search Engine and Social Media. Commercial approach is to source this requirement through CCS framework - Media and Creative Services RM6364 - Lot 1 Media Strategy, Planning and Buying The contract will be a call-off contract for a value of up to £4million for 4 years. ONS is required to have a call-off contract set up for this type of requirement. Also, the Procurement Act 2023 permits an award without competition (direct award) where a framework agreement has been established through a compliant competitive process. The RM6364 framework fully satisfies this requirement. Rather than eliminating competition, this model concentrates it at the point where it delivers greatest value. CCS maintains robust supplier relationship management, including quarterly financial compliance audits, annual price performance audits, bi-annual customer satisfaction surveys, and ad-hoc NPS scores after large campaign. CCS have already run a competition and the sole supplier on Lot 1 is the best choice. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published1 May 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date1 May 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date13 June 2030in 4 years
About the buyer
The Office for National Statistics operates as a non-departmental public body accountable to the UK Statistics Authority, and buys through its own central Procurement Unit. Smaller orders are handled by delegated purchasing officers across the organisation. Larger opportunities are scrutinised by a Business Investment Group before going to a Portfolio Scrutiny Committee. Live tenders are listed on Contracts Finder, the government-wide search for public sector opportunities. Full tender documents sit on the InTend portal, where suppliers register to bid. A commercial pipeline of upcoming work is published online and updated periodically.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Office for National Statistics's contract awards have been in IT services, software and information systems and office and computing equipment.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79340000 · Advertising and marketing services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-national-statistics.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-national-statistics.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-national-statistics.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-national-statistics.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-national-statistics.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-national-statistics.gov |
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