What counts as a media tender?

A media tender covers media buying and planning, media relations, and PR and crisis communications support. General digital marketing, advertising agency retainers and campaign delivery sit on Stotles' Marketing Tenders and Contracts page instead, with no literal keyword overlap between the two.

Who runs the largest media buying contracts in the public sector?

Transport operators and combined authorities run some of the largest media buying and planning frameworks in the corpus, alongside national bodies such as Welsh Government. Media relations and PR-focused contracts are more evenly spread across councils, agencies and public bodies of all sizes.

What's the difference between media buying and media relations?

Media buying and planning is about purchasing advertising space and airtime, choosing channels and managing campaign delivery. Media relations is about managing a public body's reputation with journalists and the public, often bundled with crisis communications support for when something goes wrong.

What CPV codes cover media tenders?

CPV 79340000 (Advertising and marketing services) is the dominant code, carried on 827 of the 1,816 notices matching this page's keyword filter. Media relations and PR-specific work sometimes carries a separate public relations code alongside it.

Media Tenders and Contracts

See open media tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Media work here covers media buying and planning, media relations and PR and crisis communications support, bought separately from the digital marketing and advertising agency retainers already covered on Stotles' Marketing Tenders and Contracts page. Transport operators, combined authorities and national bodies run the largest media buying frameworks.

Stotles tracks 1,816 media buying and media relations notices to date, with 916 already awarded.

1,786 results

Closed tenderPublished 20 October 2017
Provision of Public Relations Services to Ashford Borough Council for 24 months to promote the Borough and activities of the Council
Ashford Borough CouncilGBP 56,000Closing 13 November 2017
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 3 October 2017
Advertising services
Crown Commercial ServiceEUR 800,000,000Advertising campaign services
Awarded contract
Public Relations, Public Affairs and Media Relations services consultancy to BAI
Broadcasting Authority of IrelandPublic relations consultancy services
Closed tenderPublished 21 September 2017
Advertising and marketing services
University of ReadingGBP 675,000Closing 13 November 2017Advertising management services
Closed tenderPublished 13 September 2017
Advertising services
Credit Review OfficeEUR 600,000Closing 23 October 2017Advertising management services
Expired contract
Advertising and marketing services
University of Birmingham
Supplier(s)
4 suppliers
Andrew Rastall Ltd T/A Connecting Elements
Crunch — Lot 2
Delete Limited — Lot 1
The SEO Works — Lot 1
GBP 600,000Awarded 3 April 2017Expiring 30 September 2017Advertising campaign services
Closed tenderPublished 8 September 2017
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Scottish WaterGBP 2,000,000Closing 2 October 2017Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Expired contract
NU/1318 NUBS Media Buying Services
Newcastle UniversitySupplier(s) PENNA PLCGBP 360,000Awarded 8 September 2017Expiring 30 September 2019Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Closed tenderPublished 5 September 2017
Advertising services
Dublin Institute of TechnologyEUR 1,500,000Closing 9 October 2017Advertising campaign services
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 1 September 2017
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC, Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) PlcExhibition equipment
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Expired contract
Marketing services
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Supplier(s)
6 suppliers
CMGRP UK Ltd — Trading as Weber Shandwick
Dynam
Frame
Muckle Media
The Lane Agency
Wire Ltd
GBP 1,560,000Awarded 31 August 2017Expiring 10 August 2021Direct marketing services
Expired contract
Market research services
National Savings and InvestmentsSupplier(s) CACI LimitedGBP 230,000Awarded 16 August 2017Expiring 31 July 2020Market research services
Closed tenderPublished 18 August 2017
Communications planning and media buying in Northern Ireland
Electoral CommissionGBP 562,500Closing 5 October 2017Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Expired contract
Media Buying
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) CaratAwarded 30 September 2015Expiring 6 November 2018Advertising and marketing services
Closed tenderPublished 11 August 2017
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Electoral CommissionGBP 625,000Closing 5 October 2017Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Expired contract
Advertising and marketing services
Welsh Government Commercial Delivery (WGCD)
Supplier(s)
10 suppliers
Cowshed Communication Ltd
Equinox Communications
Four Communications
Freshwater
Golley Slater Recruitment Advertising (Cardiff)
McCann Erikson Central Ltd
Mela
S3 Advertising
SBW Advertising Ltd
Working Word
GBP 32,000,000Awarded 17 July 2017Expiring 26 June 2021Advertising services
Closed tenderPublished 8 August 2017
Advertising and marketing services
Bord Bia (Irish Food Board)EUR 1,200,000Closing 8 September 2017Advertising and marketing services
Expired contract
Media Buying and SEO Services
City, University of LondonSupplier(s) Fundamental Media, Minttwist LtdGBP 3,000,000Awarded 10 August 2016Expiring 31 July 2019Marketing services
Awarded contract
Marketing services
City, University of LondonSupplier(s) Minttwist Ltd, Fundamental MediaGBP 3,000,000Awarded 10 August 2016Marketing services
Expired contract
Full Agency Marketing Service
THE BUSINESS GROWTH HUB LIMITEDSupplier(s) MC2 (Manchester) LimitiedGBP 105,000Awarded 31 July 2017Expiring 31 December 2018Marketing services

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about media buying, media relations in the UK public sector.

What counts as a media tender?
A media tender covers media buying and planning, media relations, and PR and crisis communications support. General digital marketing, advertising agency retainers and campaign delivery sit on Stotles' Marketing Tenders and Contracts page instead, with no literal keyword overlap between the two.
Who runs the largest media buying contracts in the public sector?
Transport operators and combined authorities run some of the largest media buying and planning frameworks in the corpus, alongside national bodies such as Welsh Government. Media relations and PR-focused contracts are more evenly spread across councils, agencies and public bodies of all sizes.
What's the difference between media buying and media relations?
Media buying and planning is about purchasing advertising space and airtime, choosing channels and managing campaign delivery. Media relations is about managing a public body's reputation with journalists and the public, often bundled with crisis communications support for when something goes wrong.
What CPV codes cover media tenders?
CPV 79340000 (Advertising and marketing services) is the dominant code, carried on 827 of the 1,816 notices matching this page's keyword filter. Media relations and PR-specific work sometimes carries a separate public relations code alongside it.

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