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Creative Production and Media buying for Public Awareness Campaigns

The Electoral Commission · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Electoral Commission is the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and ensure its integrity. The Electoral Commission intends to commence a procurement process for the provision of creative production and media buying for our public awareness campaigns. This notice intends to alert the market of the upcoming opportunity only. The successful agency will plan media strategies and buy media inventory and/or advertising space across the following (but not limited to), media channels: TV advertising Broadcast video on demand advertising Radio advertising Print advertising Out of home advertising Digital display advertising Paid social Paid search They will also be responsible for creative strategy and will plan, create and produce the relevant assets for the chosen media channels. If relevant, they will also design the creative for any new public awareness campaigns. The Electoral Commission's anticipated annual budget is £9m per annum [over 3 years]. This figure does not include spend incurred for unscheduled elections, nor does it include costs that may arise from legislative changes that may impact the Commission's work.

Classification

  • CPV79340000 — Advertising and marketing services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-050502
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Nov 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Contract period

Ends
15 Jun 2029, 23:59
Starts
16 Jun 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79340000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015975-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
17 Apr 2025, 15:04
Entry 2
Id
019657-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
8 May 2025, 11:39
Entry 3
Id
019741-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
8 May 2025, 14:01
Entry 4
Id
022380-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
16 May 2025, 16:32

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Description
Online Meet the buyer event planned for 5th June 2025

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHYY-1292-MMXL
Name
The Electoral Commission

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI43
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1Y 8YZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3 Bunhill Row

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PHYY-1292-MMXL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI43 · EC1Y 8YZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050502-2025-05-16T16:32:10+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·