---
title: "Media Monitoring"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e87d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK Export Finance"
published: "2026-08-20"
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# Media Monitoring

Buyer: UK Export Finance  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e87d

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## Summary

UK Export Finance procured media monitoring services for its central government operations. The requirement is a subscription service for monitoring media coverage, delivered across the United Kingdom. The procurement is service-based rather than for goods or construction, and its stated purpose is to provide ongoing media monitoring. The buying organisation is UK Export Finance, based in London. The selected supplier, PA Media Group Limited, is a large company specialising in media-related services. The requirement was arranged as a single service package, covering the buyer’s media monitoring needs rather than separate lots for different locations or service components. Businesses operating media monitoring, news intelligence, press analysis or related subscription services would find the subject matter relevant.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to PA Media Group Limited. It used a direct award procedure below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 1 August 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2031. Its value is £55,000 excluding VAT, or £66,000 including VAT. The arrangement is for five years and includes annual options for UK Export Finance to terminate without fault. The published outcome identifies one active award and one completed lot. The procurement record does not state an award date or an evaluation basis, so the recorded outcome rests on the direct, non-competitive route rather than a competitive scoring process.

This outcome confirms an established requirement for continuing media monitoring delivered through a subscription service. A credible competitor for a future requirement from UK Export Finance would need dependable access to relevant UK media content, robust monitoring and search capability, and the ability to provide consistent service over a long-term arrangement. The selected supplier’s scale indicates that capacity and operational resilience matter for this buyer, alongside the ability to support ongoing media coverage rather than a one-off report. Suppliers with proven media intelligence, news aggregation, monitoring, alerting or press analysis services could use this procurement as a benchmark for the type of capability and service continuity that UK Export Finance has previously purchased.

## Notice

Media monitoring services. 5 year contract with annual options to terminate with no fault.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079406-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £55,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Export Finance |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2HQ |
| 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 | PA MEDIA GROUP LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 12:14 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079406-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079406-2026
  20th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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