Provision of Media and Creative Services for ONS

Office for National StatisticscontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-069016Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£4.0m

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

01 May 2026

Description

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. 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.

Scope

Reference
CS-26-213
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Direct award

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£4.0m

Award date

Contract start

13 Jun 2026

Contract end

13 Jun 2030

Awarded to
WL