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Media Monitoring

UK Export Finance

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20 Aug 2026 at 12:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Export Finance procured media monitoring services for its central government operations. The requirement is a subscription service for monitoring media coverage, delivered across the United Kingdom. The procurement is service-based rather than for goods or construction, and its stated purpose is to provide ongoing media monitoring. The buying organisation is UK Export Finance, based in London. The selected supplier, PA Media Group Limited, is a large company specialising in media-related services. The requirement was arranged as a single service package, covering the buyer’s media monitoring needs rather than separate lots for different locations or service components. Businesses operating media monitoring, news intelligence, press analysis or related subscription services would find the subject matter relevant.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to PA Media Group Limited. It used a direct award procedure below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 1 August 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2031. Its value is £55,000 excluding VAT, or £66,000 including VAT. The arrangement is for five years and includes annual options for UK Export Finance to terminate without fault. The published outcome identifies one active award and one completed lot. The procurement record does not state an award date or an evaluation basis, so the recorded outcome rests on the direct, non-competitive route rather than a competitive scoring process.

This outcome confirms an established requirement for continuing media monitoring delivered through a subscription service. A credible competitor for a future requirement from UK Export Finance would need dependable access to relevant UK media content, robust monitoring and search capability, and the ability to provide consistent service over a long-term arrangement. The selected supplier’s scale indicates that capacity and operational resilience matter for this buyer, alongside the ability to support ongoing media coverage rather than a one-off report. Suppliers with proven media intelligence, news aggregation, monitoring, alerting or press analysis services could use this procurement as a benchmark for the type of capability and service continuity that UK Export Finance has previously purchased.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Media Monitoring

Notice Description

Media monitoring services. 5 year contract with annual options to terminate with no fault.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e87d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079406-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without 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

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£55,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK Export Finance
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2HQ
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

PA MEDIA GROUP LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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