Official UK procurement notice
Media Buying 2026 MoJ · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£64,700,000≈ £16m / year · £77,640,000 inc. VAT1.4% below first published estimate
Awarded 15 May 2026
Awarded to Wavemaker Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 14 Jun 2030 · starts 14 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMedia Buying 2026 being placed under lot 1 of the GCA RM6364 Media and Creative Services framework. The contract value covers a range of programmes and workstreams.
CPV: Advertising services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 6 May 2026, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2026, 14:28 BST
- Authority reference
PRJ_15606- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065220- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069293Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Media and Creative Services
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
6 May 2026 → 10 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published174 days ago6 May 2026, 15:59 BST
- Contract starts136 days ago14 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published109 days ago10 Jul 2026, 14:28 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2026- Pipeline notice published6 May 2026, 15:59 BSTUK1
- Contract award notice published15 May 2026, 10:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 May 2026, 10:02 BST
- Contract signature expected27 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Jul 2026, 14:28 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £63,800,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavemaker LtdMedia Buying (MOJ Core) 202614 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030 | £63,800,000 | 15 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Media Buying (MOJ Core) 2026 · Wavemaker Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2026
- Value
- £63,800,000
- Period
- 14 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Accurate and timely billing of Buyer during activity month against Buyer-provided POs, provided all POs are shared prior to campaign live dates in line with agreed SLAs. · The Agency is to provide and maintain access to Client Activity Register · Ensure prompt payment and accurate records of ASBOF Charge /BASBOF Charge payments are maintained. Independent regulation of advertising authorities …
- Accurate and timely billing of Buyer during activity month against Buyer-provided POs, provided all POs are shared prior to campaign live dates in line with agreed SLAs., Good - 98% Approaching Target -5% (95%) Requires Improvement - 10% (90%) Inadequate -15% (85%)
- The Agency is to provide and maintain access to Client Activity Register, Pass fail - Provided with a 3 day window of agreed upon quarterly time and date
- Ensure prompt payment and accurate records of ASBOF Charge /BASBOF Charge payments are maintained. Independent regulation of advertising authorities, Good - 98% Approaching Target -5% (95%) Requires Improvement - 10% (90%) Inadequate -15% (85%)
- Target of 3 apprentices employed across the Framework annually, score based on number employed as of the first reportable quarter of the contract (30th June) then updated annually on 30th June., Good – 100% Approaching Target – 66.66% Requires Improvement - 33.33% Inadequate 0%
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wavemaker Limited T/a WPP 650Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Redacted contact
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender