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    ContractsMedia Management Platform for Council Communications
    Awarded contract

    Media Management Platform for Council Communications

    Awarded
    £16.9k
    Published 19 Oct 2026

    Multi-year contract for a centralised media management platform to support Reading Borough Council's press releases, media enquiries, coverage monitoring, and journalist access to communications.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South EastPublished 19 Oct 2026· YesterdayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £16.9k
    Published 19 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £16,861
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • OU
      Onclusive UK Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published yesterday.

    19 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Reading Borough Council seeks a multi-year contract for a Media Handling Tool—a centralised digital platform to streamline corporate communications and media relations. The solution must enable: distribution of press releases; recording and management of media enquiries; archival access to previous public statements; monitoring, analysis, and reporting of media coverage; and hosting of the Council's media website for journalist access to press releases, statements, and imagery. The platform must support professional, timely, and auditable media engagement; maintain comprehensive records of all media interactions and public communications; provide analytics on media coverage and public perception; and serve as a critical business continuity tool during high-profile issues, emergencies, and periods of heightened media interest. Suppliers should demonstrate capability in user-friendly content management, secure data handling, analytics functionality, and reliable service delivery.

    Track record

    4 awards · 4 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, READING BOROUGH COUNCIL has awarded 4 contracts to 4 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Gas Advisory Services Limited1× · 25%
    2. CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED1× · 25%
    3. APPLIED RESILIENCE LIMITED1× · 25%
    4. Onclusive UK Limited1× · 25%

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, PROMAR INTERNATIONAL, KPMG LLP — 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-078a8a

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