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Media Buying Services

Department for Transport · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 18:36.

Opportunity overview

For all services related to the placing and activation of Government advertising.

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.

Contract value
£30m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£36m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPJT-1182-CPHN
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
TCOM3083
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

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Transport
Id
GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Address

Street Address
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Wavemaker trading as WPP650
Id
GB-PPON-PPJT-1182-CPHN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPJT-1182-CPHN

Address

Street Address
Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground
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-PPON-PPJT-1182-CPHN
Name
Wavemaker trading as WPP650

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Media Buying Services
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
11 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
11 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
14 Jun 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
36,000,000
Amount
30,000,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Support for Local and Regional Economies
Description
Creation of a ‘Social Value Catalyst Fund’ using 1% of fee income from this contract to provide seed funding or accreditation assistance to local SMEs and social enterprises

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
6

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086417-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Sept 2026, 13:33
Format
text/html

Related procurements

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

Relationship

framework

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 086404-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 086417-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·