Published date: 13 August 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 August 2022, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Advertising services - 79341000

Location of contract

SA6 7JL

Value of contract

£8,600,000

Procurement reference

tender_315340/1100775

Published date

13 August 2025

Closing date

12 August 2022

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

15 August 2022

Contract end date

13 June 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

To support communications campaigns, DVLA requires a supplier to plan, purchase and evaluate media for potential advertising campaigns to support DVLA's strategic aims. The current call off contract for media buying expires in May 2022. Since 2017, we have secured Cabinet Office spend controls approval to run paid for advertising campaigns to support our ongoing no cost communications for compliance with vehicle tax and recently, new campaigns to support COVID recovery. There is a three-year budget plan in place for publicity until end of the financial year 2023-24 in line with DVLA's three-year strategy.

13/08/2025 - Contract award notice has been updated to reflect a 6 months extension to the contract duration. Extension given due to delays in the replacement CCS Framework.

Award information

Awarded date

15 August 2022

Contract start date

15 August 2022

Contract end date

13 June 2026

Total value of contract

£8,600,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Manning Gottlieb OMD

Address

Bankside 3, 90-100 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0SW

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Dale Best

Address

Longview Road
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Wales

Telephone

0

Email

dale.best@dvla.gov.uk