---
title: "Award of PHS00726 Chat Sign Protect Secondary School 2627"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840107"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Public Health Scotland"
published: "2026-09-18"
---

# Award of PHS00726 Chat Sign Protect Secondary School 2627

Buyer: Public Health Scotland  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840107

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## Summary

Public Health Scotland commissioned a full-service media agency for its 2026/27 Chat. Sign. Protect. campaign, which promotes vaccinations offered in schools to S1 and S3 pupils. The appointed agency is responsible for recommending media activity and purchasing advertising space across a range of platforms, with the aim of raising awareness and increasing uptake of all eligible vaccinations. This is a public health marketing and media-buying service, classified under business services including marketing and advertising. The buying organisation is Public Health Scotland, based in Edinburgh, and the campaign concerns young people attending secondary schools. The requirement is suited to agencies able to combine media planning, audience-focused campaign advice, and buying and placement across multiple advertising channels for a public information campaign.

The procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Scottish Government framework for media planning, buying and associated services, covering UK and overseas media. Two bids were recorded. Public Health Scotland awarded the contract to Spiritmedia Scotland for £54,000 including the stated currency, GBP. The award description identifies the requirement as a framework mini-competition rather than an open standalone tender. The award is recorded with an active contract, and the award was published on 18 September 2026. The underlying campaign is described as covering 2026/27. The evaluation basis is not set out in the available procurement details, and no separate lots are identified for this award.

This outcome demonstrates demand from Public Health Scotland for specialist campaign media services aimed at young people and their families, particularly around vaccination uptake in secondary schools. Suppliers that want to compete for a comparable requirement should be able to provide end-to-end media planning and buying, translate public health objectives into practical channel recommendations, and secure advertising space across a varied platform mix. Experience delivering awareness or behaviour-change campaigns for public bodies would help establish credibility, alongside the ability to work within a government media framework and manage campaign activity at UK and overseas media scale. Strong audience insight, clear recommendations, reliable purchasing and evidence of effective public information campaigns would be relevant differentiators when this type of requirement returns.

## Notice

Public Health Scotland (PHS) is conducting a mini competition utilising the Scottish Government Media planning, buying and associated services framework with the intention to award a contract to a full-service media agency to make recommendations and purchase advertising space across a variety of platforms for the Vaccines for young people (Chat. Sign. Protect.) campaign 2026/27. The campaign aims to raise awareness and increase uptake of all vaccinations offered in school to S1 and S3 pupils.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564773 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £54,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Public Health Scotland |
| Additional buyers | Argyll and Bute Council; Clackmannanshire Council; Consumer Scotland; Crown Estate Scotland; Dumfries and Galloway Council; Dundee City Council; Fife Council; Moray Council; NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; North Lanarkshire Council; Perth & Kinross Council; Redress Scotland; Registers of Scotland; Scottish Borders Housing Association; Scottish Government; The Highland Council |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 9EB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 45 |
| Supplier names | Spiritmedia Scotland; NEC Software Solutions UK Limited; FRP Advisory; Mitie; Turner & Townsend; Jump Research; Chase Services Group Ltd; Houlder Limited; IFF Research; Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd; GC Insight Ltd; Amey OW Ltd; Beam Up Ltd; Gemmell & Prout Marine Limited; Venesky Brown Ltd; SKODA UK; HaskoningDHV UK Ltd; William Yule & Son Limited; LEARNING POOL LIMITED; Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society Limited; Sanderson Government and Defence; Helpthemove Ltd; George Brown & Sons Engineers (Leith) Limited; VWR International Ltd; WSP UK Limited; Stantec UK Ltd; Galliford Try Construction Ltd; Specialist Computer Centres; 8x8 UK Limited; Ipsos MORI; Decathlon UK; Findel Education Ltd; RJM Sports Ltd; Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Ltd; BLAZIE ENGINEERING LIMITED; Storm ID Ltd; McTaggart Construction Ltd; Alliance Disposables Ltd; Bunzl UK Ltd; Instock Disposables Ltd; QA RESEARCH LTD; Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP; Harper Macleod LLP; Brodies; CRB Cunninghams 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

- 18 Sep 2026 at 09:17 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564773

## Notice URLs

- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- http://https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15478/Tenders-and-contracts
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.sbha.org.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://consumer.scot/
- https://publichealthscotland.scot/

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