Media Planning and Buying
Details
- Buyer
- Transport for London
- Supplier(s)
- WPP MEDIA UK LTD
- Value
- £41,830,100
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Advertising and marketing services
- Published
- 15 October 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Transport for London's (TfL), GLA and GLA Group organisations (known collectively as the participating Contracting Authorities) existing media planning and buying contract expires early 2027. This notice is issued by TfL on behalf of the participating Contracting Authorities to notify the market of the award of the Media Planning and Buying Framework Agreement. This requirement seeks to secure a media agency to perform the media planning and buying activities on behalf of the participating Contracting Authorities and the planning of TfL's owned media and any media value they may receive. The media agency is expected to deliver strategic media planning to achieve integrated marketing campaign objectives, as well as media buying to agreed cost and quality criteria. The media agency is expected to manage multiple organisations' media planning and buying and to integrate where applicable with creative agencies, so that strategic recommendations are joint and activated in an integrated and collaborative manner. The participating GLA Group organisations may include: - Transport for London - Greater London Authority - London & Partners - London Legacy Development Corporation - The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) - London Fire Brigade - Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation - Royal Docklands (GLA) This contract will be awarded under the Procurement Act 2023. ## Contract award Title: Media Planning and Buying (ref:82729)
Timeline
- Completed: Award published15 October 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date15 October 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date7 February 2029in 2 years
About the buyer
Transport for London operates the capital's transport network for the Mayor of London, and buys as a local government organisation on behalf of TfL, the Greater London Authority and the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation.
Rail-related work can be sourced through RISQS, the rail industry supplier qualification scheme, without a published tender notice.
Over the past 5 years, most of Transport for London's contract awards have been in transport services, business services and repair and maintenance.
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 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov |
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