Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
803428
THE HERBARIUM
KEW GREEN
TW93AE
UK
Telephone: +44 2083325193
E-mail: procurement@kew.org
NUTS: UKI75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.kew.org
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
RBGKEW1544 Media Monitoring and Media Database Service
Reference number: RBGKEW1544
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72212500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provide a comprehensive media monitoring service for RBG Kew covering national and international media, including print press, broadcast and digital.
The service will provide links/pdfs to access thorough and timely media monitoring against agreed keywords. With subjects to be specifically tracked (subject areas/keywords provided by RBG) and to be allocated tags showing which subjects are covered within each item.
It will provide daily emailed summaries of media monitoring results.
The service will distribute Press Releases on behalf of RBG Kew.
The service will also allow full access to its database of media contacts and permit the addition of RBG Kew's own contacts. It will also create bespoke mailing lists as requested.
Minimum of 10 licences, training and ongoing technical support to be provided.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
42 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Framework information : CCS
G-Cloud 14 Call-Off Contract
This Call-Off Contract for the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) includes:
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Framework : CCS
G-Cloud 14 Call-Off Contract
This Call-Off Contract for the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14)
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/05/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Roxhill Media Limited
8756401
Roxhill Media, MYO, One New Change,
London,
EC4M 9AF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 42 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract Start Date - 01/07/2026
Contract End Date - 30/06/2026
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The Herbarium, Kew Green
Richmond, London
TW9 3AE
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/05/2026