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PHS00626 One Less thing Childhood Vaccine.

Public Health Scotland

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11 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Public Health Scotland procured a full-service media agency for its Childhood Vaccination campaign, described in the procurement as the Adult Flu Vaccination campaign for 2026/27. The appointed agency is responsible for recommending media activity and purchasing advertising space across a variety of platforms. This is a public health communications and media-buying service rather than a supply of vaccines or clinical services. The work is delivered for Public Health Scotland across Scotland. The procurement falls within advertising and marketing services (CPV 79340000). It was issued as one requirement, covering media planning, recommendations and buying activity for the campaign. The buyer is a Scottish public health body and central purchasing organisation, so relevant suppliers are agencies able to support public-sector health campaigns at a national scale.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used an open procedure and was awarded against the Media Planning, Buying and Associated Services framework SP-23-05. The single requirement was awarded to The Media Shop Scotland Ltd, an SME. The contract value is £69,996. The contract was signed on 3 August 2026 and is recorded as active. The published bid statistics show one bid, which was from an SME; it was submitted electronically and recorded as a foreign bid from outside the EU. The source records the campaign as 2026/27, but does not provide a contract start or end date. The requirement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. No separate award weighting or evaluation breakdown is recorded.

This award demonstrates demand from Public Health Scotland for integrated media planning and advertising-buying support for public health vaccination campaigns. A credible future competitor would need to provide full-service capability: developing media recommendations, selecting suitable channels and platforms, negotiating and purchasing advertising space, and coordinating activity across a broad campaign rather than supplying a single advertising format. Experience of public information or health communications would be relevant, particularly where messaging must reach a wide Scottish audience and support vaccination uptake. Suppliers should also be able to work through public-sector procurement routes, including framework arrangements, and manage electronic tendering. The award to an SME indicates that this scale of media planning and buying can be delivered by a specialist independent agency with sufficient national reach and operational capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PHS00626 One Less thing Childhood Vaccine.

Notice Description

Adult Flu Vaccination campaign 2026/2027

Lot Information

Lot 1

Appointment of a full service media agency to make recommendations and purchase advertising space across a variety of platforms for the Childhood Vaccination campaign 2026/27

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000839780
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562030
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£69,996 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Public Health Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Media Shop Scotland Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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