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National and regional media monitoring

OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS

Buyer Address: Piccadilly Gate, MANCHESTER, M12WD, England

Contact Name: Info Contracts

Contact Email: info-contracts@ofsted.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: 0300 013 0102

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
116143.0 GBP
Published
09 Oct 2025, 13:26
Deadline
16 May 2025, 11:00
Contract Start
09 Oct 2025, 23:00
Contract End
09 Oct 2027, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Carma International Ltd
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

This Contract is for the provision of a media monitoring service, which is needed by the External Communications team to ensure they can monitor where Ofsted is being discussed and / or represented in the national, regional and trade press media. The procurement was run via the CCS Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) The Research & Insights DPS is for all media monitoring and related services. There are currently 467 suppliers on the DPS, and selection was made by completing several filters to provide a shortlist of suppliers who were then invited to a further competition process.

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