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Award of PHS00726 Chat Sign Protect Secondary School 2627

Public Health Scotland

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Award

18 Sep 2026 at 09:17

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

Public Health Scotland commissioned a full-service media agency for its 2026/27 Chat. Sign. Protect. campaign, which promotes vaccinations offered in schools to S1 and S3 pupils. The appointed agency is responsible for recommending media activity and purchasing advertising space across a range of platforms, with the aim of raising awareness and increasing uptake of all eligible vaccinations. This is a public health marketing and media-buying service, classified under business services including marketing and advertising. The buying organisation is Public Health Scotland, based in Edinburgh, and the campaign concerns young people attending secondary schools. The requirement is suited to agencies able to combine media planning, audience-focused campaign advice, and buying and placement across multiple advertising channels for a public information campaign.

The procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Scottish Government framework for media planning, buying and associated services, covering UK and overseas media. Two bids were recorded. Public Health Scotland awarded the contract to Spiritmedia Scotland for £54,000 including the stated currency, GBP. The award description identifies the requirement as a framework mini-competition rather than an open standalone tender. The award is recorded with an active contract, and the award was published on 18 September 2026. The underlying campaign is described as covering 2026/27. The evaluation basis is not set out in the available procurement details, and no separate lots are identified for this award.

This outcome demonstrates demand from Public Health Scotland for specialist campaign media services aimed at young people and their families, particularly around vaccination uptake in secondary schools. Suppliers that want to compete for a comparable requirement should be able to provide end-to-end media planning and buying, translate public health objectives into practical channel recommendations, and secure advertising space across a varied platform mix. Experience delivering awareness or behaviour-change campaigns for public bodies would help establish credibility, alongside the ability to work within a government media framework and manage campaign activity at UK and overseas media scale. Strong audience insight, clear recommendations, reliable purchasing and evidence of effective public information campaigns would be relevant differentiators when this type of requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of PHS00726 Chat Sign Protect Secondary School 2627

Notice Description

Public Health Scotland (PHS) is conducting a mini competition utilising the Scottish Government Media planning, buying and associated services framework with the intention to award a contract to a full-service media agency to make recommendations and purchase advertising space across a variety of platforms for the Vaccines for young people (Chat. Sign. Protect.) campaign 2026/27. The campaign aims to raise awareness and increase uptake of all vaccinations offered in school to S1 and S3 pupils.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840107
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564773
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£54,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Public Health Scotland
Additional Buyers

Argyll and Bute Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Consumer Scotland

Crown Estate Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Dundee City Council

Fife Council

Moray Council

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Redress Scotland

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Borders Housing Association

Scottish Government

The Highland Council

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
Not specified
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
45
Supplier Names

Spiritmedia Scotland

NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

FRP Advisory

Mitie

Turner & Townsend

Jump Research

Chase Services Group Ltd

Houlder Limited

IFF Research

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

GC Insight Ltd

Amey OW Ltd

Beam Up Ltd

Gemmell & Prout Marine Limited

Venesky Brown Ltd

SKODA UK

HaskoningDHV UK Ltd

William Yule & Son Limited

LEARNING POOL LIMITED

Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society Limited

Sanderson Government and Defence

Helpthemove Ltd

George Brown & Sons Engineers (Leith) Limited

VWR International Ltd

WSP UK Limited

Stantec UK Ltd

Galliford Try Construction Ltd

Specialist Computer Centres

8x8 UK Limited

Ipsos MORI

Decathlon UK

Findel Education Ltd

RJM Sports Ltd

Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Ltd

BLAZIE ENGINEERING LIMITED

Storm ID Ltd

McTaggart Construction Ltd

Alliance Disposables Ltd

Bunzl UK Ltd

Instock Disposables Ltd

QA RESEARCH LTD

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Harper Macleod LLP

Brodies

CRB Cunninghams Limited

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