--- title: "Provision of GCS New Media Unit" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0f5b2753-b3c5-4b28-8032-3006d4954c7f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0f5b2753-b3c5-4b28-8032-3006d4954c7f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0f5b2753-b3c5-4b28-8032-3006d4954c7f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0f5b2753-b3c5-4b28-8032-3006d4954c7f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Government Commercial Agency" published: "2026-08-19" --- # Provision of GCS New Media Unit Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0f5b2753-b3c5-4b28-8032-3006d4954c7f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0f5b2753-b3c5-4b28-8032-3006d4954c7f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0f5b2753-b3c5-4b28-8032-3006d4954c7f.json) ## Summary The Government Commercial Agency bought new media and marketing services for the Government Communication Service’s New Media Unit. The requirement covers delivery of planned communication campaigns and priority campaigns arising from crises. Work is to be delivered across the United Kingdom. This is a services contract focused on advertising, marketing and new-media campaign delivery, rather than the supply of goods or construction work. Businesses relevant to this opportunity include communications agencies, social-media specialists, digital campaign providers and marketing firms able to support government communications at national level. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so smaller agencies with the required delivery capability may also have been relevant to the original competition. The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to WE ARE SOCIAL LTD on 29 July 2026. The award value is £4,000,000, and the contract runs from 31 July 2026 to 30 July 2027. The tender deadline was 4 June 2026 at 10:00. The route was a selective procedure using a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The tender was for services and had an estimated value of £4,000,000. The award is active, and the contract has a recorded start and end period. The available outcome identifies one selected supplier. The buying organisation is the Government Commercial Agency, and the procurement concerned the provision of the Government Communication Service New Media Unit. For a future requirement of this kind, a credible competitor would need to demonstrate practical capability in delivering planned public-sector communication campaigns alongside rapid mobilisation for priority or crisis communications. Relevant strengths would include new-media strategy and production, campaign planning, digital and social-media delivery, and the ability to work at national scale for a government communications function. The award shows that this buyer has demand for an agency able to handle both routine campaigns and urgent communications within one service. Smaller businesses may be well placed to compete where they can evidence sufficient capacity, reliable delivery arrangements and experience managing varied campaign workloads, either independently or through a suitable delivery model. ## Notice Delivery of planned campaigns as well as having the need to deliver priority communication campaigns that arise from a crisis. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00fc2dd3-2290-461b-a57d-14ed68129606 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 4 Jun 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Jul 2026 | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 30 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £4,000,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Government Commercial Agency | | Locality | LIVERPOOL | | Postcode area | Liverpool | | Postcode | L3 9PP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool | | Local authority | Liverpool | | Electoral ward | City Centre North | | Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | WE ARE SOCIAL LTD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services ## Release History - 19 Aug 2026 at 11:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00fc2dd3-2290-461b-a57d-14ed68129606 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00fc2dd3-2290-461b-a57d-14ed68129606 19th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/290316dd-94bc-431d-a46d-1c743ba3805a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8f914f33-0c9e-4886-aa5a-acc6911efc71 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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