Communications planning and media buying in Northern Ireland
The Electoral CommissionEstimated Value
Up to £1,375,000
Deadline
20 June 2025
Published
28 April 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
The Electoral Commission is preparing to procure service for communications planning and media buying in Northern Ireland. We are inviting suppliers to express their interest in this upcoming opportunity.
Submission
Suppliers expressing an interest in this opportunity are required to complete and submit the Suitability assessment questionnaire in full by the deadline 06/05/2025 to procurement@electoralcommission.org.uk Value: £1,650,000 (Including VAT)
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Quality Assurance Ltd (QA Ltd)
1 contract wonlatest 18 Jun 2026ends 18 Jun 2027£57,000
total awarded
- 2
alpha ltd
1 contract wonlatest 1 Jun 2026ends 1 Jun 2028£54,364
total awarded
- 3
Cloudsource Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 18 May 2026ends 30 Dec 2028£2m
total awarded
- 4
Clark Contracts Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 30 Apr 2026ends 30 Apr 2030£247,459
total awarded
- 5
Vohkus Limited
1 contract wonlatest 7 Apr 2026ends 30 Apr 2028£88,235
total awarded
Quality Assurance Ltd (QA Ltd) is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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THE ELECTORAL COMMISSIONKey Dates
Published
28 April 2025
Submission deadline
20 June 2025
Notice type
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Source
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