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Provision of Media and Creative Services for ONS

Office for National Statistics · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 08:25.

Opportunity 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. 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.

Awarded to

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WAVEMAKER LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 May 2026
Including VAT
£4.8m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04078547
Location
London, UKI44, SE1 9ET, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
CS-26-213
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Commercial approach is to source this requirement through CCS framework - Media and Creative Services RM6364 - Lot 1 Media Strategy, Planning and Buying 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.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Office for National Statistics
Id
GB-PPON-PMZG-4913-JQXG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMZG-4913-JQXG

Address

Street Address
Government Buildings, Cardiff Road
Locality
Newport
Postal Code
NP10 8XG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL21

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
WAVEMAKER LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-04078547

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04078547

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPJT-1182-CPHN

Address

Street Address
Sea Containers
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 9ET
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79340000
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04078547
Name
WAVEMAKER LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
29 May 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
As this contract will be a call-off contract and used as and when required, including KPI's into this contract to consistently manage would not be appropriate

Period

Starts
14 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
13 Jun 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
4,800,000
Amount
4,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050606-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 May 2026, 09:33
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newport · UKL21 · NP10 8XG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 040396-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 045586-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 050606-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·