Communications Marketplace

Official tender information

The Communications Marketplace DPS Agreement will provide central government and wider public sector organisations with a means of procuring a wide range of marketing and communications services via a dynamic list of specialist agencies. Upon application to join the DPS Agreement, agencies are required to indicate which categories and services they are able to provide and bid for. The Communications Marketplace will be organised into distinct categories to enable Agencies to select all elements relevant to their service offering. Clients can filter the elements to produce a shortlist of Agencies to invite to a competition. The four (4) distinct categories comprise of: Services Audience Outcome Location for delivery Within these filters are further sub-filters that agencies can select to demonstrate the level of services they can provide.

Please note the Closing Date, Contract Start Date and Contract End Date have been manipulated to support compatibility system issues. Please refer to the contract notice for the correct dates and timelines. The RM6124 Communications Marketplace DPS has been extended for 17 months until 23/02/29 to ensure service continuity for public sector bodies and charities. This extension utilises remaining contract options and complies with PA23 transitional provisions, allowing time to implement a replacement agreement while maintaining access to specialist marketing and communications services The justification for the extension is: - to ensure continuity of service in a unique and specialist field. Government departments rely on Communications and it's related services to delivery a wide range of of initiatives and campaigns - the spend for this DPS continues to grow year on year. With a first year spend of £3.1m growing by over 5 times it's value to £16.4m in year two - support WPS and ALBs, spend from these sectors are growing in response to increased customer confidence and is in line with overall CCS business strategy -This DPS allows for SMEs to access Government tenders with lower barriers to entry. Government departments are keen to work with SMEs inline with social value policies - scope is consistently updated to reflect market changes and innovation like no other framework in the market can do.

Contract Notice Transparency Information for Crown Commercial Service Framework Contract.docx

Reserved rights for CCS DPS Agreement.docx

Contract Notice Authorised Customer List.docx

CPV: 22462000 Advertising material; 30213100 Portable computers; 32320000 Television and audio-visual equipment; 39154000 Exhibition equipment; 48600000 Database and operating software package; 55520000 Catering services; 64212300 Multimedia Message Service (MMS) services; 71620000 Analysis services; 72221000 Business analysis consultancy services; 72224000 Project management consultancy services; 72300000 Data services; 72413000 World wide web (www) site design services; 72416000 Application service providers; 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security; 92100000 Motion picture and video services; 92200000 Radio and television services; 92621000 Sports-event promotion services; 92622000 Sports-event organisation services

TenderLens Summary

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What they need

Crown Commercial Service is seeking "Communications Marketplace". The published notice describes the requirement in the official description below. This explanation only restates fields present in that notice.

Who this may suit

Based only on stated fields, this may be relevant to organisations the buyer has marked as SME-suitable; voluntary, community or social enterprises where that flag is present; suppliers working in technology; organisations able to deliver in North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Australia, Bahrain, Central African Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Mali, New Zealand, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vietnam. This is not an eligibility decision.

Key requirements

Procedure type stated: RestrictedOJEU.
The notice states this opportunity is suitable for SMEs.
The notice states this opportunity is suitable for VCSEs.
The notice references 4 supporting document or links.

Important dates

Published: 5 Aug 2021, 15:19.
Updated: 6 Mar 2026, 13:32.
Closing date: 23 Feb 2029, 23:59.
Contract start: 24 Feb 2029, 00:00.
Contract end: 25 Feb 2029, 00:00.

Contract value

From £260,000,000

Location

North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Australia, Bahrain, Central African Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Mali, New Zealand, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vietnam

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