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Media Buying 2023 - 2025

DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY (DVSA)

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26 Jan 2023 at 16:09

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Summary of the contracting process

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has awarded a contract for the provision of media services for various campaigns titled "Media Buying 2023 - 2025". The procurement falls under the services category and was carried out using a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract has been successfully awarded to Manning Gottlieb OMD Group Limited. The deadline for submitting bids was 2023-01-26 and the contract is valued at GBP 765,000.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses looking to provide advertising management services to government departments. Companies with expertise in media buying and advertising across traditional and digital channels would be particularly suited to compete for this contract. Location-wise, the contract pertains to services in the UK. Given the unique circumstances of the procurement process and the sole supplier framework involved, businesses with a proven track record in media services and advertising could benefit from engaging with the DVSA for potential future opportunities in the sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Media Buying 2023 - 2025

Notice Description

This contract is to provide media services for various campaigns.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This was conducted as a call off from the Media Buying (RM6123) CCS Framework. Lot 1: Strategic Media Activation (Media Buying) a sole supplier framework managed by the CCS for government departments to procure media channels from a single supplier, currently let to the Manning Gottlieb OMD, who have set up a government media team to buy across all traditional and digital channels. This contract will be used by DVSA for multiple campaigns.

Procurement Information

This was conducted as a call off from the Media Buying (RM6123) CCS Framework. Lot 1: Strategic Media Activation (Media Buying) a sole supplier framework managed by the CCS for government departments to procure media channels from a single supplier, currently let to the Manning Gottlieb OMD, who have set up a government media team to buy across all traditional and digital channels. Due to the nature of the service required and in line with principles set in PPN01/20 where direct award is permissible due absence of competition and protection of exclusive rights under Regulation 32 (2) of the PCR which allows for sole supplier sourcing through use of a negotiated procedure without prior publication to be used and this request also falls within Regulation 32 (5) delivery of services by an existing supplier to where competition is absent due to technical reasons. The framework was retendered and Manning Gottlieb OMD retained the business, they are the only supplier on the Lot 1. The market is uncontested on media buying and it is a reasonable solution decision to proceed with Manning Gottlieb OMD based on conditions that there is no reasonable alternative in the market. In the case of this procurement competition is absent and only one supplier can provide the expertise to provide an integrated, end-to-end service for media buying on our existing marketing campaigns with no further competition needed or has capacity to complete on the scale required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-039b00
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002477-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79341200 - Advertising management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£765,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Jan 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY (DVSA)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MANNING GOTTLIEB OMD GROUP

Further Information

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