Department of Health and Social Care: Communication
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its arm’s length bodies has spent on external communications through (i) Crown Commercial Service agreement RM6125 and (ii) other agreements since 5 July 2024; and which firms have received funding.
Answered by Karin Smyth
The following table shows the Department's spend through CCS agreements RM6125 (lots 1 and 2) and RM6123 since 5 July 2024:
Agreement | Contractor | Spend |
RM6125 (Lot 1: end to end campaign solutions) | Mullen Lowe | £3,929,499.92 |
RM6123 (Media services) | Manning Gottlieb OMD | £15,232,110.00 |
RM6125 (Lot 2: Media strategy and planning) | Wavemaker | £212,763.00 |
Source: Department of Health and Social Care
Information on spend by arm’s length bodies is not held centrally. The spend outlined above includes advertising, creative development and production, and media planning. Investment is set as part of the campaign planning process based on the audiences and objectives. This spend includes campaigns such as adult social care recruitment, childhood immunisations, smoking and mental health.
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