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DHSC: Media Buying and Planning (FY26-27)

Department of Health & Social Care · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 15:12.

Opportunity overview

Requirement for a new call off contract using CCS Framework RM6364 Lot 1 supplier (WPP) for media planning and buying. The contract will run for a term of 4 years until 14 June 2030, which coincides with the CCS framework end date.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Wavemaker Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£244.7m
Awarded
17 Jun 2026
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
C452688
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Competitive
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department of Health & Social Care
Id
GB-PPON-PMQG-9965-CHZR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMQG-9965-CHZR

Address

Street Address
39 Victoria Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 0EU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Jackie Jones

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

Address

Street Address
Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 9ET
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Telephone
020 3747 1000

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
DHSC: Media Buying and Planning (FY26-27)
Status
active
Date
18 Jun 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79340000
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Value

Including VAT
293,640,000
Amount
244,700,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04078547
Name
Wavemaker Limited

Contract period

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

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057893-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Jun 2026, 10:19
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
19 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1
Id
framework
Scheme
ocid
Identifier
ocds-h6vhtk-0502d0

Relationship

framework

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 0EU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 044263-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 057893-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·