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Media Buying - Crown Commercial Services Call-Off for DfE 2025/26 - con_26539

Department for Education

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department for Education

Buyer Address: St Paul's Place,, Sheffield, S1 2FJ, England

Contact Email: christopher.maidment@education.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
90700000.0 GBP
Published
21 Feb 2025, 13:48
Deadline
16 Jan 2025, 23:59
Contract Start
01 Feb 2025, 00:00
Contract End
14 Jun 2026, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Manning Gottlieb OMD
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

**This is not a call for competition** The Department for Education has recently awarded a Call-Off contract using the Crown Commercial Services framework, Media Services (RM6123), Lot 1: Strategic Media Activation (Media Buying). The Crown Commercial Services framework lot for Media Buying has 1 sole supplier awarded to it, and therefore the Department for Education has entered a Call-Off contract with this supplier for Media Buying services.

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