PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Communications Planning and Media Buying in Northern Ireland

THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION · published 28 Oct 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID92130b81-c36b-4d35-a92a-0db5afd9414e-869822
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-3e6979cd-2819-496e-8bd2-726dc5a4c863
Buyer identifierGB-GOR-IM1203
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£1,650,000
award field
Tender value
£1
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure (above threshold)
Category
services
CPV
22000000
Printed matter and related products
Delivery
Not stated
BT4 2GU
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The objective of this procurement was to identify a highly capable media buying agency with a strong understanding of the Northern Ireland media market and a proven track record in delivering voter registration campaigns. The process followed a two-stage open competition beginning with a Suitability Questionnaire (SQ), followed by a tender process consisting of a written proposal (55%), pitch presentation (25%), and pricing (20%).

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release28 Oct 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published31 Jul 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published21 Aug 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published21 Aug 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 28 Oct 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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