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Media Planning and Buying Services

ATOC Limited · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 06:26.

Opportunity overview

The Supplier will provide a fully managed, audience-led service covering strategic media planning, media buying and activation, campaign management, optimisation, reporting, insight, measurement and evaluation, together with associated financial and commercial management. Services will support national, regional and locally targeted campaigns and communications across a broad range of offline and digital media channels. Requirements may include planned campaigns, ongoing activity, reactive and time-critical communications, and larger or strategically significant projects. The Supplier will be required to develop campaign strategies and detailed Media Plans, manage media bookings and expenditure, provide campaign activation and optimisation, monitor performance, undertake measurement and evaluation, and provide transparent financial management, reconciliation and reporting. Project-specific Scopes of Work may be required for high-value, complex or strategically significant requirements. The estimated total value of the Contract is £250,000,000 excluding VAT, including all available extension periods. The Contract is expected to have an initial term of two years, with options to extend for up to a further three years in one-year increments (1+1+1). Services will be delivered primarily for ATOC Limited, with the potential for requirements from participating rail organisations where provided for within the procurement documents and Contract. The Supplier must have the capacity and capability to manage varying levels of media activity and expenditure throughout the Contract Period.

Classification

  • CPV79340000 — Advertising and marketing services

Lots

  • Lot 1£300m · Including VAT

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-0775c5
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
16 Oct 2026, 12:00
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
ATOC Limited will conduct a multi-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Stage 1 – Participation and Shortlisting: Suppliers will complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), including the applicable Conditions of Participation. Submissions will be assessed in accordance with the published Stage 1 assessment methodology. A maximum of three Suppliers will be shortlisted and invited to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2 – Tender: Shortlisted Suppliers will be invited to submit Tenders comprising their Written Technical Quality Response, Social Value Response, Pricing Schedule and other required tender documents. Tenders will be assessed in accordance with the published evaluation methodology. The procedure may include clarification, dialogue and/or negotiation during Stage 2 where the Authority considers this appropriate. This may include discussion of the requirements, proposed solutions, commercial arrangements, pricing and/or contractual matters. Where dialogue or negotiation is undertaken, the Authority will provide participating Suppliers with further instructions and will conduct the process in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, the tender notice and associated tender documents. Where dialogue or negotiation is undertaken, the Authority may invite participating Suppliers to submit revised and/or Final Tenders before completion of the final evaluation. Stage 3 – Supplier Demonstration and Clarification: Suppliers remaining in the procedure will participate in a Supplier Demonstration and Clarification Session. The demonstration will form part of the Quality evaluation and will be assessed in accordance with the methodology set out in the procurement documents. The Authority may refine the award criteria and associated assessment methodology during the procedure in accordance with section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. Any refinement will be limited to refinement of the published award criteria, will take place before Suppliers are invited to submit Final Tenders and will be communicated to participating Suppliers in accordance with the Act and associated procurement documents. Following completion and moderation of the evaluation, the Authority will determine the most advantageous tender in accordance with the final award criteria and proceed to contract award in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
2 Oct 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
11 Dec 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Oct 2031, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
300,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Stage 1 Conditions of Participation
Description
Suppliers will be assessed against the Conditions of Participation set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and associated procurement documents. The assessment will consider suppliers’ legal and financial capacity and their technical ability to perform the contract, including relevant experience and capability in media planning and buying, audience planning and campaign delivery, media buying and financial stewardship, data, insight and performance measurement, and client partnership and service delivery. Suppliers must satisfy the applicable minimum requirements to remain in the procedure. Where more than three suppliers satisfy the Conditions of Participation, the published Stage 1 assessment methodology will be used to identify a maximum of three suppliers to progress to Stage 2.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Minannual annual Turnover £100m
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Please see COP

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1+1+1

Items and delivery

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

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
Documents relevant to Stage 1 of the Competitive Flexible Procedure will be made available following publication of the Tender Notice. Following completion of the Stage 1 Conditions of Participation assessment and shortlisting process, Suppliers selected to progress to Stage 2 will be provided with the Stage 2 procurement documents electronically through Jaggaer. Any subsequent documents, clarifications, updates or instructions relating to the procurement will also be issued through Jaggaer to the relevant participating Suppliers.
Entry 3
Id
088845-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Sept 2026, 15:58
Format
text/html

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
N/A

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ATOC Limited
Id
GB-COH-08176197

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08176197

Address

Street Address
First Floor North, 1 Puddle Dock,
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4V 3DS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Name
Mo Negm

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · EC4V 3DS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 088845-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 088884-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 088898-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 088923-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·