Media Buying & Planning Services
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Mediaedge:cia UK Ltd
- Value
- £95,000,000
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Advertising services
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Media Buying element of this contract purchases the advertising space on either TV, Radio, digital channels, newspaper etc. The Media Planning element Provision of Media Planning Services including identification of best Media Channels and Messaging. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 January 2026
- Completed: Award published28 May 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date13 June 2030in 4 years
About the buyer
The Department For Work and Pensions (DWP) delivers the State Pension and working-age benefits to millions of claimants, and buys as a central government ministerial department with its own commercial teams. Larger contracts are advertised on Find a Tender, with suppliers registering through the Atamis eSourcing portal. Framework agreements are called off through the Government Commercial Agency using Public Sector Contract terms. Suppliers can join its low value purchasing system freely, with no cap on numbers. Dynamic purchasing systems cover welfare-to-work and employment support opportunities. Commercial teams engage the market early through in-person and online supplier events.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of DWP's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79341000 · Advertising services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov |
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