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title: "RM6134 Media Monitoring and Associated Services"
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# RM6134 Media Monitoring and Associated Services

Buyer: CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-24a41253-ebd4-4bd0-83a8-cfb05c4b8acd

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## Summary

The Crown Commercial Service in England has completed a tender process for the provision of media monitoring and associated services. The agreement, valued at £10,000,000 GBP, covers the monitoring and analysis of media coverage for the evaluation of communications campaigns. The contract period started on June 1, 2020, and will end on May 31, 2024, with an option to extend for two further periods of twelve months each.

This public procurement opportunity is ideal for businesses providing services related to newspapers, journals, periodicals, data processing, market research, and news agencies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could particularly benefit from competing in this tender process. The buying organisation, Crown Commercial Service, has awarded the contract to multiple suppliers, creating opportunities for growth and collaboration within the media monitoring industry.

## Notice

Crown Commercial Service (CCS), as the authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of media monitoring and associated services to be utilised by central government departments, all other UK public sector bodies, including local authorities, health, police, fire and rescue, education and devolved administrations. It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all media monitoring and associated services. This agreement will be for the monitoring and analysis of media coverage to enable the evaluation of communications campaigns. Associated additional services will also be included. This is the replacement commercial agreement for RM3708. This framework will provide buyers with services for the monitoring of specified keywords and topics across multiple media types (including press, online, social and/or broadcast media), along with human-driven evaluation and analysis of the monitored media, as specified by individual buyers. Additional information: The initial duration of the Framework Agreement is for two (2) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) periods of twelve (12) months at the Authority's discretion. The optional extension periods of two (2) periods of twelve (12) months have been utilised and the end date is now 31/05/2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d272787e-c519-469a-8247-5a901399d82b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 May 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2020 - 31 May 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £10,000,000 |
| 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 | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | 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 | 5 |
| Supplier names | CISION GROUP; MEDIA MEASUREMENT; PRECISE MEDIA MONITORING TA KANTAR MEDIA; PRESS DATA; RELX (UK) LTD TA LEXISNEXIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
- 72310000 - Data-processing services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 92400000 - News-agency services

## Release History

- 1 May 2024 at 14:23 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d272787e-c519-469a-8247-5a901399d82b
- 14 May 2020 at 13:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d272787e-c519-469a-8247-5a901399d82b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d272787e-c519-469a-8247-5a901399d82b
  1st May 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/31736bc8-0952-489e-8498-39dafe68d773
  Framework Award Form - Redacted

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service

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