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title: "Increasing feedback through digital advertising"
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# Increasing feedback through digital advertising

Buyer: CARE QUALITY COMMISSION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d0ff

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## Summary

In April 2026, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) awarded a contract titled "Increasing feedback through digital advertising," classified under advertising campaign services. The procurement process, completed through the CCS Communications Marketplace DPS (RM6124), followed a restricted procedure. The contract is set for an initial 12-month term, with potential extensions up to 24 months at annual intervals. The services will be delivered in the UK, aiming to support CQC's public behaviour change campaign within the health sector. The contract, signed on 8th April 2026, involves a total value of £232,800.

Businesses specialising in digital marketing can seize this opportunity to enhance digital advertising campaigns. With a strong emphasis on quality, which accounts for 75% of the evaluation criteria, creative agencies with experience in digital marketing for public health campaigns are well-suited to compete. This tender offers growth prospects for SMEs, like Barley Communications Limited, who have been awarded the contract, reinforcing the opportunity for smaller entities to access large-scale projects in the government sector.

## Notice

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) requires a supplier that specialises in digital marketing to support our planned public behaviour change campaign work in the 26/27 business year.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement was undertaken through the CCS Communications Marketplace DPS (RM6124) following the Further Competition process.

The Contract is awarded for an initial period of 12 months with an option to extend for up to 24 months at 12 month intervals.

Total Awarded Value is maximum of all charges including any optional contract extensions.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 24 months at 12 month intervals, for a total contract term of 36 months including optional extensions.

Renewal: Customers may enter into a contract with a supplier for a period of their determining which may exceed the RM6124 Communications Marketplace DPS Agreement, should this agreement be terminated at any time. The flexibility of the contracting period allows customers (Buyers) to determine appropriate contracting timelines required to enable the supplier to meet customer needs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033846-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Feb 2029 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 May 2022 |
| Contract period | 26 Mar 2023 - 23 Feb 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £260,000,000 |
| Lots value | £2,600,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,527,656 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARE QUALITY COMMISSION |
| Additional buyers | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE; CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE; DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT; NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY; NHS ENGLAND; SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACTING AS PART OF THE CROWN THROUGH UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY; THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG3 West Midlands, TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 8 |
| Supplier names | BARLEY COMMUNICATIONS; BRAY LEINO; C21 CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS; DEFINITION GROUP; ENGINE PARTNERS; GRAYLING; ONCLUSIVE; WESTHILL GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79341000 - Advertising services
- 79341400 - Advertising campaign services

## Release History

- 14 Apr 2026 at 14:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033846-2026
- 7 Apr 2026 at 10:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031328-2026
- 27 Mar 2026 at 13:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028555-2026
- 6 Mar 2026 at 13:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020398-2026
- 8 Nov 2024 at 11:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036231-2024
- 2 Jul 2024 at 08:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020038-2024
- 29 Jan 2024 at 14:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002928-2024
- 12 Jan 2024 at 15:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001132-2024
- 29 Nov 2023 at 10:44 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035157-2023
- 27 Sep 2023 at 08:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028459-2023
- 28 Mar 2023 at 12:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008967-2023
- 28 Jul 2022 at 14:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020662-2022
- 31 May 2022 at 08:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015147-2022
- 4 Aug 2021 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018833-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.atomicpr.co.uk
- http://www.barleycommunications.co.uk
- http://www.precise.co.uk
- https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:609030-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63a2c041-6317-45e9-a325-1d0a82627ef8
- https://www.cps.gov.uk/
- https://www.cqc.org.uk/
- https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/
- https://www.enginegroup.com/uk/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.gov.uk/ccs
- https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals/technology-and-construction-court
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency
- https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
- https://www.justice.gov.uk/
- https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/
- https://www.thisisdefinition.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gMaIEIqEyY&authuser=0

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