Awarded contract

Media Buying Services contract

Details

Value
£333,330
Duration
1 year
Topic
Advertising and marketing services
Published
3 September 2026

Tender description

Call-off contract awarded to Wavemaker Limited t/a WPP650 under Lot 1 (Media Strategy, Planning and Buying) of the Government Communications Agency (GCA) Media and Creative Services Framework RM6364. The contract provides media planning, media buying and campaign delivery services to support public health communications, including health improvement campaigns, health protection messaging and incident response communications ## Contract award Title: Media Buying Services contract

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date23 July 2026
  2. Completed: Award published3 September 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date15 September 2027in 12 months

About the buyer

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is an executive agency sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care, and buys through its own end-to-end commercial service. Procurement, contract management and market engagement sit within the Commercial, Vaccines and Countermeasures Delivery directorate. Contracts are tendered under UK procurement legislation that ensures open and fair competition between bidders. Suppliers register on the UKHSA eTendering Portal to take part. UKHSA hosts the Diagnostics and Research Open Framework for diagnostics and research supplies and services. A published pipeline lists larger planned commercial activity.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of UK Health Security Agency's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, laboratory and precision equipment and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79340000 · Advertising and marketing services
  • 79341000 · Advertising services
  • 79341200 · Advertising management services
  • 79341400 · Advertising campaign services

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