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CSP25073 UKRI Media Monitoring

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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09 Sep 2026 at 10:11

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14 Oct 2025 at 09:28

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Summary of the contracting process

UK SBS procured a single, unified media monitoring service for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and all of its councils. The requirement covers monitoring newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines, with associated market and economic research, polling and statistical services. It is a service contract delivered across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. UK SBS is the buying organisation, based in Swindon, England. The opportunity is relevant to media intelligence providers able to consolidate coverage from multiple territories and sources into one service for a public research organisation and its constituent councils.

This procurement has been completed through a mini-competition under the Crown Commercial Service Research & Insights dynamic purchasing system, using a selective call-off procedure. The tender deadline was 15 August 2025 at 14:00. The contract was awarded on 9 October 2025 to Precise Media Monitoring Ltd, trading as Onclusive Ltd. The awarded value is £100,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2027. The procurement was evaluated as a services requirement covering media monitoring and related research services. The award is active and the tender is complete, so this is an outcome notice rather than an invitation to submit bids.

This award indicates established demand for a single supplier capable of providing unified media monitoring across UKRI’s full council network and a wide international footprint. Businesses competing for a future requirement would need dependable access to newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines across the relevant territories, together with the systems to collect, search, organise and report media coverage consistently. Credibility would also depend on handling a public-sector client with multiple participating councils, maintaining reliable service across varied sources and locations, and translating monitoring activity into useful insight. Providers with market and economic research, polling or statistical capability are also aligned with the wider service category. The procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSP25073 UKRI Media Monitoring

Notice Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS DPS RM6216 Research & Insights. Brief Description of Requirement: A contract to provide a single, unified media monitoring service for UKRI (all councils).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-948c0d54-061a-41b0-abe6-f06d75bbe97d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67bffe13-e363-4deb-9d53-3ffdef49a599
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Oct 20251 years ago
Contract Period
3 Nov 2025 - 2 Nov 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Precise Media Monitoring Ltd

Further Information

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