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    ContractsMedia Planning and Buying Services
    Awarded contract

    Media Planning and Buying Services

    Awarded
    £8m
    Published 15 Jun 2026

    Procurement for professional media planning and buying services to develop and execute strategic media campaigns across multiple platforms.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 15 Jun 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £8m
    Published 15 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £8,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Media & Communications
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • WA
      WAVEMAKER LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    15 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This opportunity seeks qualified vendors to provide comprehensive media planning and buying solutions. Services include strategic media planning, audience research and analysis, media placement across multiple channels (digital, broadcast, print, outdoor), negotiation and procurement of media inventory, campaign optimization, and performance reporting. Suppliers should demonstrate expertise in media strategy, relationships with major media outlets, and the ability to deliver cost-effective placements that reach target audiences and achieve campaign objectives.

    Track record

    13 awards · 13 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE MEDIA AND SPORT has awarded 13 contracts to 13 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Robertson Bell Ltd1× · 8%
    2. Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates Limited1× · 8%
    3. WAVEMAKER LIMITED1× · 8%
    4. Elizabeth Lynch MBE1× · 8%
    5. Shared Intelligence Limited1× · 8%
    6. IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED1× · 8%

    +7 more suppliers

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, KPMG LLP, Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06b554
    DF
    Buyer
    DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE MEDIA AND SPORT
    Sector
    Media & Communications