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PSM Reform Research

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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26 Aug 2026 at 13:45

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport commissioned a research package on reform of the Public Service Media system. This is a professional research and consulting service, within the broader business services category. The work is for DCMS and is associated with its offices at 100 Parliament Street in London, England. The requirement is relevant to organisations providing research, analysis and consultancy for public policy, media, broadcasting or public service systems. It concerns a defined research assignment for a government department rather than the supply of goods, construction or operational services. The selected supplier, Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates Limited, is a London-based business services consultancy. The requirement was considered suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates Limited on 17 July 2026. The award value is £143,500. The contract runs from 20 July 2026 to 25 September 2026. The original tender deadline was 26 June 2026 at 5:00 pm. The route was a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system, rather than a standalone open competition. The tender had an estimated value of £143,500 and used a single requirement, with no division into lots. The award is active and the tender status is complete. The procurement was evaluated through the procedure for the dynamic purchasing system call-off; the available information identifies the contract as a services procurement but does not provide detailed award-weighting criteria.

This award indicates demand from DCMS for specialist research on public service media reform, delivered through a dynamic purchasing system call-off. Organisations considering future work for this buyer would need credible capability in policy research, media-sector analysis and consultancy, with the ability to produce a focused research package for a central government client. Experience of public service media, broadcasting markets, regulation, reform or the wider media system would be commercially relevant. The requirement was assessed as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller specialist consultancies and mission-led research organisations may be well placed to compete when comparable work returns. A supplier would also need to understand government research requirements and deliver concise, evidence-based analysis within a defined assignment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PSM Reform Research

Notice Description

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) requires a supplier to provide a research package within the Public Service Media (PSM) system.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-eb183585-8cf0-47c8-881d-33c1efe7625d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71787570-e2ac-46a8-8c82-d704ddc380ab
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£143,500 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£143,500 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
26 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
20 Jul 2026 - 25 Sep 2026 1-6 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
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2BQ
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates Limited

Further Information

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