Upcoming
Provision of Radio Filler Airtime Tracking Tool (for GCS Fillers)
Cabinet Office · Central government
In brief
Cabinet Office has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 3 years, starting 17 April 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
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Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for IT and software contracts across the UK (from 1288 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The Fillers Marketing Service, part of Cabinet Office Government Communication Service (GCS), requires a Radio Filler tracking service/tool to track each radio Filler that is live on commercial radio and where possible on community radio, 24-7. We need to analyse the amount of airtime achieved by each filler. The key data from the tracking of each Filler should be provided on a website portal that can be accessed at any time. "Radio fillers" are public welfare, safety and health radio content, that is similar to advert content in spec and length. The Fillers service commission and produce a pool of Fillers, these are delivered to commercial and community radio, and they are played cost…Read the full description
The Fillers Marketing Service, part of Cabinet Office Government Communication Service (GCS), requires a Radio Filler tracking service/tool to track each radio Filler that is live on commercial radio and where possible on community radio, 24-7. We need to analyse the amount of airtime achieved by each filler. The key data from the tracking of each Filler should be provided on a website portal that can be accessed at any time.
"Radio fillers" are public welfare, safety and health radio content, that is similar to advert content in spec and length. The Fillers service commission and produce a pool of Fillers, these are delivered to commercial and community radio, and they are played cost free, at the discretion of UK commercial radio and community radio stations, primarily as a resource to fill empty gaps in airtime schedules.
The scope of this requirement extends to the following:
Tracking of each airtime transmission of all radio Fillers identified by the Authority, that have aired on (UK) commercial radio and where possible, UK community radio.
A website portal tool providing the detailed airtime transmission data.
The Tracking service is not required in the Channel Islands, the Shetland, Orkney or Western Isles or any other UK overseas territory
The Authority requires the following:
- Tracking all radio fillers airtime on UK commercial radio and where possible community radio. The Supplier will be sent a WAV file of the audio for each new radio filler. The Authority does not know exact volumes, which are subject to demand, and therefore volumes of work are not guaranteed.
- The provision of the following information on a website portal, which will be downloadable onto CSV files:
- The title of radio filler
- The time and date the radio filler was aired;
- The name of the radio station whom played the radio filler; and
RAJAR audience data: the number of RAJAR impacts (if applicable) at the time for the radio station whom aired the radio filler.
- The Authority requires access to this information using a website portal provided by the Supplier in order to raise reports when required. This will be available to the Authority to run bespoke reports at any time.
- The Supplier must supply all data in a format that can be easily transferred to a CSV file to be uploaded into the Authority's database.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076597-2025
About the buyer
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From notice 076597-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 24 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.