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Published 19 May 2026, 08:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cabinet Office Media Planning and Buying

Official notice

Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)

Award under framework
Awarded value£350,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Mar 2026
Awarded to Wavemaker Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement is for a new call-off contract to provide media planning and buying services for the Cabinet Office and the central Government Communications Service (GCS). These services fall specifically under Lot 1 (Media Strategy, Planning, and Buying) of the replacement RM6364: Media and Creative Services framework. The services will enable the delivery of critical government communications and advertising campaigns.

This includes supporting domestic cross-government campaigns, rapid crisis or unforeseen communications, digital-first campaigns via the New Media Unit (NMU), and international programs led by the GREAT campaign and GCS International (GCSI). The

contract will have an initial term of four (4) years, running until June 14, 2030, with no option to extend. The supplier will provide these services on a standby, call-off basis. Specific project and campaign requests will be managed using detailed Statements of

Work, which will outline pertinent deliverables, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Every Statement of Work must be jointly approved by the dedicated Contract Manager and Cabinet Office Commercial.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 May 2026, 08:22 BST
Last source update
19 May 2026, 09:18 BST
Authority reference
C5530
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045619
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069b89 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    19 May 2026, 08:22 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract details notice published
    19 May 2026, 09:18 BST
    UK7
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £350,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wavemaker Ltd14 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030£350,000,00024 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Wavemaker Ltd

    Signed
    24 Mar 2026
    Value
    £350,000,000
    Period
    14 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: Management Reporting · Delivery Timescales · Delivery
    • Management Reporting, Attendance and appropriate representation at monthly contracts management meetings including detailed discussions progress report against milestones, KPIs and SLAs
    • Delivery Timescales, Detailed media plans, in response to brief, must be submitted to the clients within agreed SLAs
    • Delivery, 95% of delivery must at least meet, if not exceed, agreed timescales for each work order

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cabinet Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRVX-1591-PJVV 70 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2ASContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wavemaker LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04078547 18 Upper Ground, London, London, SE1 9ETContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender