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title: "001087 Media Planning and Buying including Digital Marketing Services"
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# 001087 Media Planning and Buying including Digital Marketing Services

Buyer: THE BRITISH LIBRARY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4a6d6a70-a564-41c7-9c25-a405b5430ce6

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## Summary

The British Library is seeking to establish a non-exclusive Framework agreement for media planning and buying services, including digital marketing, under the title "001087 Media Planning and Buying including Digital Marketing Services." This procurement falls within the advertising campaign services industry, with a value of £16,000,000. The tender is currently in the planning stage, with a submission deadline set for 6th August 2018. Interested parties can find more information and submit their expressions of interest through the designated portal.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of providing media services. Businesses with expertise in advertising and digital marketing, especially those that can handle both traditional and specialist digital campaigns, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, other cultural publicly funded organisations may benefit from accessing the framework agreement upon approval, broadening potential collaboration opportunities within the sector.

## Notice

The British Library is looking to establish a non-exclusive, no commitment Framework agreement to supply media planning and buying services for its advertising campaigns to promote it to its audiences. With the permission of the Supplier, it is intended that similar organisations (any cultural publicly funded organisation or charitable institution) will be permitted to use the Framework Agreement if they so wish upon approval from British Library (as the lead Contracting Authority). This project has been split into two separate tenders within the one project. These are: 001087 Media Buying - Contract 1 - Traditional & Digital 001121 Media Buying - Contract 2 - Specialist Digital Please follow the relevant instructions on how to access the portal after registration for the SQ that you are interested in. An outline brief is included in the SQ document. If you are interested in this opportunity please browse to https://bl.bravosolution.co.uk and follow the link to new Current Opportunity and Notices page

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6d4afae-cc92-4d6f-89b0-4ef633c4bb48 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jul 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Aug 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £16,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE BRITISH LIBRARY |
| Locality | WETHERBY |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS23 7BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Wetherby |
| Westminster constituency | Wetherby and Easingwold |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79341400 - Advertising campaign services

## Release History

- 6 Jul 2018 at 07:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6d4afae-cc92-4d6f-89b0-4ef633c4bb48

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6d4afae-cc92-4d6f-89b0-4ef633c4bb48
  6th July 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://bl.bravosolution.co.uk

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