Provision of Media and Creative Services for ONS
Office for National StatisticsEstimated Value
Up to £4,000,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
29 May 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Government Media call-off for advertising across a range of media channels including: TV, Print, Digital display, Search Engine and Social Media. Commercial approach is to source this requirement through CCS framework - Media and Creative Services RM6364 - Lot 1 Media Strategy, Planning and Buying The contract will be a call-off contract for a value of up to £4million for 4 years.
ONS is required to have a call-off contract set up for this type of requirement. Also, the Procurement Act 2023 permits an award without competition (direct award) where a framework agreement has been established through a compliant competitive process.
The RM6364 framework fully satisfies this requirement. Rather than eliminating competition, this model concentrates it at the point where it delivers greatest value.
Regulations cited
- Procurement Act 2023
Additional details
CCS maintains robust supplier relationship management, including quarterly financial compliance audits, annual price performance audits, bi-annual customer satisfaction surveys, and ad-hoc NPS scores after large campaign. CCS have already run a competition and the sole supplier on Lot 1 is the best choice.
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Award Details
WAVEMAKER LIMITED
£4,000,000
Likely incumbents
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- 1
PROACT IT UK LIMITED
£218,833
total awarded
- 2
O'Reilly Media Inc
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Mar 2026£94,298
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- 3
MANCHESTER SQUARE PARTNERS LLP
2 contracts wonlatest 22 Aug 2025£50,000
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- 4
ANDigital
2 contracts wonlatest 9 Jul 2025£16m
total awarded
- 5
Qodea Technology Limited
£21m
total awarded
PROACT IT UK LIMITED 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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Office for National StatisticsKey Dates
Published
29 May 2026
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Not specified
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