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# 3A_24 Advertising Solutions

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3a-24-advertising-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-045809). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ESPO: "3A_24 Advertising Solutions". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £100,000,000. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstenders.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/espo-GB-FTS-508)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £100,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 August 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services, Advertising material, Advertising services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Public relations services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3a-24-advertising-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-045809#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045809`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3a-24-advertising-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-045809#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eastmidstenders.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastmidstenders.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3a-24-advertising-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-045809#participate

## Description
A national framework covering a range of advertising relevant to the public sector, including recruitment via agency and self service recruitment advertising direct to a job board without any recruitment agency involvement, public notices, advertising campaigns, student marketing, public relations services, management of commercial advertising space and e-recruitment and related systems.

## Lots (9)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Recruitment Advertising & Related Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 22462000, 79340000, 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot is for customers seeking a broad range of services in terms of recruitment advertising, employer branding and other resourcing related marketing services.

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Public Notices
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22462000, 79340000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £12,000,000
- **Description:** This lot is for customers seeking services in terms of public notices advertising.
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2026

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Campaign Advertising and Related Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22462000, 79340000, 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** This lot is for customers seeking a broad range of services in terms of campaign and media related advertising. The type of campaigns in which customers may be looking to advertise may be broad and diverse.
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2026

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Student Marketing
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22462000, 79340000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £19,000,000
- **Description:** This lot is for customers seeking a broad range of services in terms of student attraction/recruitment advertising, customer branding and other related marketing services.
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2026

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Lot 5 - Public Relations Services
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79416000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** This lot is for customers seeking a broad range of services in terms of public relations services. The main objectives for customers will be to receive support and advice on building, maintaining, enhancing and protecting reputation, trust and credib...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2026

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 6: Lot 6 - Management of Commercial Advertising Space
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22462000, 79340000, 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Customers will require a service provider to manage advertising and/or sponsorship arrangements on physical spaces and assets identified by the customer.
Service providers will source suitable advertisers or sponsors to display approved signage, ackn...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2026

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 7: Lot 7 - eRecruitment and Related Systems
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 72000000, 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £19,000,000
- **Description:** Customers will require a service provider to provide a cloud-based recruitment software, web-based resources and other technology to find, attract, interview and hire new personnel.
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2026

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 1a: Lot 1a - Recruitment Advertising and Related Services
- **Lot id:** `1a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22462000, 79340000, 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £20,000,000
- **Description:** This lot is for customers seeking a broad range of services in terms of recruitment advertising, employer branding and other resourcing related marketing services.
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2026

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 1b: Lot 1b - Self Service Recruitment Advertising and Related Services
- **Lot id:** `1b`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 22462000, 79340000, 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** This lot is for customers seeking a broad range of services in terms of recruitment advertising, employer branding and other resourcing related marketing services.
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2026

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (8)
- **Award:** Lot 1a - Recruitment Advertising and Related Services (active)
  - Award id: `005912-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LIMITED, APPLICHAT LIMITED, Anything Is Possible Media Limited (+14 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-9254`, `GB-COH:NI669301`, `GB-COH:10910014`, `GB-FTS-23454`, `GB-FTS-116455`, `GB-FTS-186056`, `GB-FTS-143225`, `GB-FTS-183820`, `GB-COH:10174363`, `GB-FTS-107913`, `GB-FTS-59840`, `GB-FTS-71086`, `GB-FTS-59849`, `GB-COH:03365804`, `GB-FTS-59808`, `GB-COH:03026878`, `GB-FTS-134820`
  - Value: £20,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 1b - Self Service Recruitment Advertising and Related Services (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `005912-2025-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Public Notices (active)
  - Award id: `005912-2025-3`
  - Supplier(s): **ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LIMITED, FOUR COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, MCCONNELLS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-9254`, `GB-FTS-183820`, `GB-FTS-142784`, `GB-FTS-71086`, `GB-FTS-59849`
  - Value: £12,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3 - Campaign Advertising and Related Services (active)
  - Award id: `005912-2025-4`
  - Supplier(s): **ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LIMITED, Anything Is Possible Media Limited, BIG BRAND IDEAS LIMITED (+15 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-9254`, `GB-COH:10910014`, `GB-FTS-145848`, `GB-COH:07670374`, `GB-FTS-186056`, `GB-FTS-156622`, `GB-COH:12500521`, `GB-FTS-183820`, `GB-COH:10174363`, `GB-FTS-107913`, `GB-FTS-145058`, `GB-FTS-59840`, `GB-FTS-142784`, `GB-COH:14464652`, `GB-FTS-71086`, `GB-FTS-114905`, `GB-COH:03365804`, `GB-FTS-59808`
  - Value: £10,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 4 - Student Marketing (active)
  - Award id: `005912-2025-5`
  - Supplier(s): **ADGEN LIMITED, ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LIMITED, Anything Is Possible Media Limited (+8 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-9254`, `GB-FTS-125283`, `GB-COH:10910014`, `GB-FTS-145848`, `GB-FTS-143225`, `GB-FTS-107913`, `GB-FTS-145058`, `GB-FTS-133302`, `GB-FTS-71086`, `GB-FTS-114905`, `GB-COH:03365804`
  - Value: £19,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 5 - Public Relations Services (active)
  - Award id: `005912-2025-6`
  - Supplier(s): **8HWE LIMITED, FOUR COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, PROGRAM LIMITED (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04024808`, `GB-FTS-183820`, `GB-FTS-114905`, `GB-COH:05549206`, `GB-COH:06462674`
  - Value: £8,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 6 - Management of Commercial Advertising Space (active)
  - Award id: `005912-2025-7`
  - Supplier(s): **BAY MEDIA LTD, HYBRID NEWS LIMITED, OUTDO MEDIA GROUP LIMITED (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165165`, `GB-FTS-133302`, `GB-COH:07462517`, `GB-COH-01324196`
  - Value: £8,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7 - eRecruitment and Related Systems (active)
  - Award id: `005912-2025-8`
  - Supplier(s): **Havas People Ltd, ITS Software Systems Limited, JOBSGOPUBLIC LIMITED (Previously JGP RESOURCING LIMITED) (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107913`, `GB-PPON:PVRN-9969-DMYX`, `GB-FTS-59840`, `GB-FTS-105729`, `GB-FTS-109277`, `GB-FTS-134820`
  - Value: £19,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (7)
- **Contract:** Lot 1a - Recruitment Advertising and Related Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,000,000
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Public Notices (active)
  - Signed Value: £12,000,000
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Campaign Advertising and Related Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 4 - Student Marketing (active)
  - Signed Value: £19,000,000
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 5 - Public Relations Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,000,000
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 6 - Management of Commercial Advertising Space (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,000,000
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7 - eRecruitment and Related Systems (active)
  - Signed Value: £19,000,000
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005912-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-19T15:25:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:24:38.001Z
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