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

Expired contract
Provision of Media Buying Services
Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencySupplier(s) CARAT, a trading division of Dentsu Aegis London LimitedGBP 103,600Awarded 27 November 2016Expiring 6 November 2018Advertising and marketing services
Awarded contract
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
University of Wolverhampton
Supplier(s)
9 suppliers
Banner Group Ltd
Daniel Graves Photography (Lot 2)
David Finchett Photography
Hall Image Photography
Isambard Digital Media LTD T/A IDM Media
McCann
Revolution Viewing Ltd
Something Different UK Limited (Lot 4)
Stone's Throw LTD
GBP 4,920,000Awarded 11 October 2016Photographic and ancillary services
Expired contract
Media Buying
Department for Culture, Media & SportSupplier(s) CaratGBP 3,140,000Awarded 1 January 2015Expiring 31 December 2015Marketing services
Closed tenderPublished 30 January 2017
Media Planning and Buying
National Museum of the Royal NavyGBP 220,000Closing 6 March 2017Advertising and marketing services
Closed tenderPublished 30 January 2017
Framework Agreement for Marketing and Communication Services
Home Group LtdGBP 1,600,000Closing 28 February 2017Marketing services
Closed tenderPublished 27 January 2017
Marketing services
Home Group LtdGBP 1,600,000Closing 28 February 2017Marketing services
Closed tenderPublished 27 January 2017
Framework Agreement for Marketing and Communications Services
Home Group LtdClosing 28 February 2017Marketing services
Closed tenderPublished 26 January 2017
Marketing management consultancy services
Welsh GovernmentGBP 480,000Closing 28 February 2017Business and management consultancy services
Closed tenderPublished 26 January 2017
Advertising and marketing services
National Museum of the Royal NavyGBP 220,000Closing 6 March 2017Advertising and marketing services
Closed tenderPublished 25 January 2017
Media planning and Buying for the National Museum for the Royal Navy
National Museum of the Royal NavyGBP 220,000Closing 6 March 2017Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Closed tenderPublished 18 January 2017
Tender for the Provision of Advertising Services
Halton Borough CouncilClosing 16 February 2017Advertising and marketing services
Closed tenderPublished 16 January 2017
Advertising and marketing services
Halton Borough CouncilGBP 700,000Closing 16 February 2017Advertising and marketing services
Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2017
Advertising services
University of Central LancashireClosing 13 February 2017Advertising services
Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2017
Media Planning and Buying Services
University of Central LancashireClosing 13 February 2017Advertising and marketing services
Closed tenderPublished 9 January 2017
17/01 Repuration, Media Relations and Crisis Management Services
Ormiston Academies TrustGBP 450,000Closing 9 February 2017Public relations services
Awarded contract
Public relations services
GM Business Support LtdSupplier(s) SKV Communications LimitedPublic relations services
Closed tenderPublished 6 January 2017
Public relations services
Ormiston Academies TrustGBP 900,000Closing 9 February 2017Public relations services
Expired contract
Media Buying
EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONSupplier(s) CaratGBP 1Awarded 21 October 2016Expiring 6 November 2018Communication and multimedia software development services
Closed tenderPublished 28 December 2016
Provision of Total Media and Social Media Requirement
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitClosing 20 January 2017Computer-related services
Awarded contract
Advertising and marketing services
University of WarwickSupplier(s) SMRS Ltd, Hunterlodge Advertising Ltd, Adgen UK LimitedAdvertising 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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