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Crown Commercial Service

Media and Creative Framework

Forecast · plannedNo open deadline

Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.

01/ The notice

Key facts

Value
£1,400,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
Deadline (UK time)
No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
Published
22 May 2025
Region
Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

This framework agreement will provide marketing and communication services for all public sector organisations including government departments and their agencies. This includes but is not limited to:

media strategy, planning and buying

creative strategy and ideation

content production and fulfilment

marketing events

strategic advice, media

auditing and assurance services that support the running of marketing and communications campaigns

This framework will consist of 8 Lots:

1. Media Strategy, Planning and Buying (1 Agency): Media Strategy, Planning and Buying, including provision of a marketing operating system Paid, owned, earned planning. Including International and Domestic capability.

2. Out of Home Media Buying (1 Agency): Access services relating to buying outdoor advertising space including print space on bus shelters, tube stations and billboards subcontract via Lot 1

3. Media Strategy and Planning (1 Agency): Media Strategy and Planning Paid, owned, earned planning. Including International and Domestic capability.

4. Creative Strategy & Development (8 Agencies): A roster of agencies providing creative strategy and development

5. Creative Production - (1 Agency): Production and fulfilment agency providing a digital asset management and workflow tool

6. Events - (6 Agencies): Agencies with capability to deliver high value, strategic events

7. Integrated end to-end Marketing - (3 Agencies): For requirements with a media budget sub £500k and a maximum campaign spend of £1m per campaign. Fully integrated agency providing media planning, buying, creative, production, partnerships, marketing and PR

8. Marketing Audit and Advice - (1 Agency): Providing assurance on contractual commitments, pricing and strategic advice on the marketing agency ecosystem.

This agreement replaces RM6123 Media Services and RM6125 Campaign Solutions 2

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

  • 79341000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

11 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

  1. 14 Apr 2025
    Planning notice

    Planning notice published 14 April 2025.

    Release 015078-2025

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  2. 24 Apr 2025
    Planning notice

    Planning notice published 24 April 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 016755-2025

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  3. 28 Apr 2025
    Planning notice

    Planning notice published 28 April 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 017386-2025

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  4. 7 May 2025
    Planning notice update

    Planning notice update published 7 May 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 019378-2025

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  5. 22 May 2025
    Planning notice update

    Planning notice update published 22 May 2025. Stated change: Updates have been made to - Procurement Description - Contract Value - Tender Notice release date

    Release 024810-2025

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  6. 29 May 2025
    Tender notice

    Tender notice published 29 May 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Deadline in this release: Mon 28 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST.

    Release 028469-2025

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  7. 29 May 2025
    Tender notice update

    Tender notice update published 29 May 2025. The source does not state what changed.

    Deadline in this release: Mon 28 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST.

    Release 028518-2025

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  8. 8 Dec 2025
    Notice

    Notice published 8 December 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 080692-2025

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  9. 5 Jan 2026
    Notice

    Notice published 5 January 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 000238-2026

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  10. 15 Jan 2026
    Award notice

    Award notice published 15 January 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 003578-2026

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  11. 12 Feb 2026
    Award notice

    Award notice published 12 February 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 012722-2026

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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

  • The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.

06/ Questions

About this notice

Crown Commercial Service published this notice.

Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value: £1,400,000,000.

07/ Related

Where to go next

These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-0502d0
Source
Find a Tender
Stage
planning · planned
Framework
Yes, as recorded by the source
Last verified
Mon 6 Apr 2026, 18:51 BST
Read at
Sun 18 Oct 2026, 14:08 BST

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

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