Notice Information
Notice Title
Media Planning and Buying
Notice Description
This procurement was for the provision of media planning and media buying services to the BBC. The BBC appointed an agency to provide expert media planning for the BBC and other entities as well as purchase media space for any marketing materials required. The BBC purchased these services with the License Fee Unit and BBC Proms as part of the procurement.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: This contract will have a two (2) year initial term with two (2) separate extension periods of two (2) years each.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e7eb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082235-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- 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
79341000 - Advertising services
79341400 - Advertising campaign services
79342000 - Marketing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £299,900,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £299,900,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- £359,880,000 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- Contact Name
- Alex Brown
- Contact Email
- no_reply@bbc.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- W1A 1AA
- Post Town
- 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
- West End
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082235-2025
11th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007212-2025
25th February 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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