AwardedAwarded 29 May 2026
Provision of Media and Creative Services for ONS
Office for National Statistics · Central government
In brief
Office for National Statistics awarded marketing work to Wavemaker Limited on 29 May 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
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What the notice says
Government Media call-off for advertising across a range of media channels including: TV, Print, Digital display, Search Engine and Social Media.
Commercial approach is to source this requirement through CCS framework - Media and Creative Services RM6364 - Lot 1 Media Strategy, Planning and Buying
The contract will be a call-off contract for a value of up to £4million for 4 years. ONS is required to have a call-off contract set up for this type of requirement.
Also, the Procurement Act 2023 permits an award without competition (direct award) where a framework agreement has been established through a compliant competitive process. The RM6364 framework fully satisfies this requirement. Rather than eliminating competition, this model concentrates it at the point where it delivers greatest value. CCS maintains robust supplier relationship management, including quarterly financial compliance audits, annual price performance audits, bi-annual customer satisfaction surveys, and ad-hoc NPS scores after large campaign. CCS have already run a competition and the sole supplier on Lot 1 is the best choice.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Wavemaker Limited | £4,000,000 | Awarded 19 May 2026 14 June 2026 to 13 June 2030 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Transparency notice · UK5, notice 040396-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 045586-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 050606-2026
About the buyer
Office for National StatisticsLast 12 months
Procurements
56Awards
35Suppliers it has used most for marketing
- Hopkins Van Mil: Creating Connections Ltd1 contract
- Wavemaker Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open marketing tenders- Value not stated
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- £817kframework ceiling
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From notice 040396-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 May 2026, last updated 29 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.