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Media Services - Comms Planning Service

Scottish Government

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23 Sep 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government’s communications team procured a communications planning service: a forward-planning tool that lets users build a multi-functional database of planned events and activity over time, organised across different channels and themes. The requirement is for a service supporting communications planning, rather than media buying or the delivery of individual campaigns. It is a single requirement, with delivery in Scotland. The buyer is the Scottish Government, based in Edinburgh. The service’s central purpose is to give users a shared way to record and organise forthcoming communications activity across channels and themes.

The procurement is complete and a contract is active. The Scottish Government selected Precise Media Monitoring Ltd / Onclusive for the single requirement. The contract was signed on 7 September 2026, at a value of £90,000. The award date and contract period are not stated. The buyer used a restricted procedure, meaning suppliers were selected through a staged process. The requirement was handled as one lot and through a dynamic purchasing system. One bid was recorded, submitted electronically; it came from outside the EU. No evaluation criteria or basis for comparing bids are recorded, so the award data does not establish whether price, technical quality or other factors determined the selection.

For suppliers considering comparable Scottish Government communications-planning work, this award is evidence of demand for a dedicated forward-planning service, rather than campaign execution or media placement. A credible competitor would need to provide a usable, multi-functional database that helps communications teams organise planned events and activity over time across multiple channels and themes. The service must support forward visibility and coordination of a varied programme, rather than simply listing media coverage or monitoring results. The selected supplier competed through a restricted procedure within a dynamic purchasing system, so experience operating in a staged purchasing route would be relevant. The recorded outcome shows a single bidder was selected; it does not identify particular technical specifications, accreditations or staff qualifications that a future supplier would need.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Media Services - Comms Planning Service

Notice Description

SG Comms requires a forward planning service that provides users with the ability to create a multi-functional database of planned events and activity over time, across a range of channels and themes.

Lot Information

Lot 1

SG Comms requires a forward planning service that provides users with the ability to create a multi-functional database of planned events and activity over time, across a range of channels and themes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000843843
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565145
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted 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

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£90,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 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
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 3DG
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
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Precise Media Monitoring Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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