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Published 3 Nov 2025

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Digital Advertising Services - AWARD

Authority: Keele University

Restricted procedure
CPV: Advertising services (79341000)
Published contract value£1,600,000VAT basis not stated
Contract ends 30 Sept 2027
Contract starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tenders are invited from interested parties for the provision of Digital Advertising Services at Keele University in accordance with the Tender Specification in Section 2 of the ITT.

Main reasons for the decision not to sub-divide the contract into lots: Given the need for one Service Provider to co-ordinate the delivery of all of the services required, the contract has not been divided into lots.

The contract will run for an initial period of twenty-seven months from 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2027 with options to extend for a further two twelve-month periods, reviewed annually, with a final end date of 30th September 2029.

The estimated total value of the contract over its duration (including the extension options if these are taken up) is £1.6 million excluding VAT.

Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Strategic Digital Advertising / Weighting: 400 marks

Quality criterion - Name: Clearing Media Plan / Weighting: 300 marks

Price - Weighting: 300 marks

Published procurement details

Procedure
Restricted procedure
Buyer reference
IT-182-279-KU/644/LF/SM/2024 - AWARD
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Tender contract period: Start date
Tender contract period: End date
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
ST5 5BG; West Midlands, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025
  2. Award decision
    4 Aug 2025
  3. Notice published
    3 Nov 2025
  4. Contract ends
    30 Sept 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Keele UniversityContracting authority Keele, Staffordshire, West Midlands, ST5 5BG, United KingdomContact name, email, phone

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Education Cubed LtdSupplier Level 4, North Unit B-E New England House New England Street, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom, BN1 4GH

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-732994de-8bff-4698-9ad3-272e0b75d7df-2025-11-03T15:41:15Z
Published
3 Nov 2025
Latest update
3 Nov 2025
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-732994de-8bff-4698-9ad3-272e0b75d7df
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-732994de-8bff-4698-9ad3-272e0b75d7df-1