--- title: "PSM Reform Research" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-eb183585-8cf0-47c8-881d-33c1efe7625d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eb183585-8cf0-47c8-881d-33c1efe7625d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eb183585-8cf0-47c8-881d-33c1efe7625d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eb183585-8cf0-47c8-881d-33c1efe7625d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Department for Culture, Media and Sport" published: "2026-08-26" --- # PSM Reform Research Buyer: Department for Culture, Media and Sport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eb183585-8cf0-47c8-881d-33c1efe7625d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eb183585-8cf0-47c8-881d-33c1efe7625d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eb183585-8cf0-47c8-881d-33c1efe7625d.json) ## Summary The Department for Culture, Media and Sport commissioned a research package on reform of the Public Service Media system. This is a professional research and consulting service, within the broader business services category. The work is for DCMS and is associated with its offices at 100 Parliament Street in London, England. The requirement is relevant to organisations providing research, analysis and consultancy for public policy, media, broadcasting or public service systems. It concerns a defined research assignment for a government department rather than the supply of goods, construction or operational services. The selected supplier, Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates Limited, is a London-based business services consultancy. The requirement was considered suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates Limited on 17 July 2026. The award value is £143,500. The contract runs from 20 July 2026 to 25 September 2026. The original tender deadline was 26 June 2026 at 5:00 pm. The route was a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system, rather than a standalone open competition. The tender had an estimated value of £143,500 and used a single requirement, with no division into lots. The award is active and the tender status is complete. The procurement was evaluated through the procedure for the dynamic purchasing system call-off; the available information identifies the contract as a services procurement but does not provide detailed award-weighting criteria. This award indicates demand from DCMS for specialist research on public service media reform, delivered through a dynamic purchasing system call-off. Organisations considering future work for this buyer would need credible capability in policy research, media-sector analysis and consultancy, with the ability to produce a focused research package for a central government client. Experience of public service media, broadcasting markets, regulation, reform or the wider media system would be commercially relevant. The requirement was assessed as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller specialist consultancies and mission-led research organisations may be well placed to compete when comparable work returns. A supplier would also need to understand government research requirements and deliver concise, evidence-based analysis within a defined assignment. ## Notice The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) requires a supplier to provide a research package within the Public Service Media (PSM) system. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71787570-e2ac-46a8-8c82-d704ddc380ab | | 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, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 26 Jun 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Jul 2026 | | Contract period | 20 Jul 2026 - 25 Sep 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £143,500 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £143,500 | | 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 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2BQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 26 Aug 2026 at 13:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71787570-e2ac-46a8-8c82-d704ddc380ab ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71787570-e2ac-46a8-8c82-d704ddc380ab 26th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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