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British Library

002087 Media Buying Advertising and Planning Framework

Business ServicesCPV 79000000 79300000
Value£16.0m
Awarded30 Nov 2023
Published20 Dec 2023
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£16.0mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£17.3m

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The brief

The British Library (BL) is leading a collaborative tender with the DCMS institutions to set up a Framework Agreement to deliver their Media Buying Advertising and Planning.

The primary organisations expected to utilise this arrangement as Contracting Authorities are: City of London Corporation (Barbican and Tower Bridge) British Library British Museum Museum of London National Army Museum National Gallery Natural History Museum National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (NML) National Portrait Gallery Oxford University Gardens, Libraries and Museums Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Science Museum Group Tate The National Archives V&A

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The British Library (BL) is leading

The British Library (BL) is leading a collaborative tender with the DCMS institutions to set up a Framework Agreement to deliver their Media Buying Advertising and Planning.

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Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
The British Library (BL) is leading a collaborative tender with the DCMS institutions to set up a Framework Agreement to deliver their Media Buying Advertising and Planning.

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