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ClosedStage · tender

Scottish Water

Provision of Media Buying

Business ServicesCPV 79340000
Value£17.6m
Deadline23 Mar 2026
Published18 Feb 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 18 Feb 2026ClosedCloses 23 Mar 2026
Who to contact
Amy Phillips
amy.phillips@scottishwater.co.uk

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How to submit
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Contract value in context
£17.6mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£19.0m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Scottish Water is establishing a framework for Media Planning and Buying Services to support paid advertising and communications across Scotland.

The appointed supplier will work in partnership with Scottish Water to identify, plan, buy, manage, and evaluate media activity across national and regional audiences.

Services will span TV/On‑Demand, audio including radio, digital, social, out‑of‑home, and press.<br/><br/>The supplier will provide expert media planning advice, high‑performing media schedules, campaign setup and optimisation, and full monitoring, reporting, and insights.

They will also offer value‑added services such as audience profiling, industry and competitor analysis, account management, and production of digital, social, and radio advertising assets.

Close collaboration with Scottish Water’s Corporate Affairs team and other departments is required to support proactive and reactive communication needs.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Scottish Water is establishing a framework

Scottish Water is establishing a framework for Media Planning and Buying Services to support paid advertising and communications across Scotland.

02

The supplier will provide expert media planning

The supplier will provide expert media planning advice, high‑performing media schedules, campaign setup and optimisation, and full monitoring, reporting, and insights.

03

Close collaboration with Scottish Water’s Corporate Affairs

Close collaboration with Scottish Water’s Corporate Affairs team and other departments is required to support proactive and reactive communication needs.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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014771-2026
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