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.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

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

WinnerValueDates
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

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 040396-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 045586-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 050606-2026

About the buyer

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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.