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# Advertising Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advertising-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03a745). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Southampton: "Advertising Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £8,400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Southampton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-southampton-urn-133879)
- **Published Value:** £8,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 March 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ, UKJ32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £8,400,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a745`

## 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/advertising-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03a745#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofsouthampton)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advertising-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03a745#participate

## Description
The purpose of this contract is for an advertising agency to provide the University of Southampton with media buying that will include purchasing media space, and liaising with media partners, reporting on impact of services and media placement, and in-sector insights with the agency striving to give Southampton a competitive edge and providing the best possible outcomes for 
campaigns whilst providing value for money. Paid Search is 
managed in house through the university's digital performance analysis team, but we would expect to align our goals and conversion strategy with this team to maximize our market impact.
The Agency shall be capable of providing excellent customer service including strategic and implementation advice and be willing and capable of working in partnership with other agencies and specialists to deliver the media buying aspect of fully 
integrated campaigns for the University of Southampton.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79341000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** This procurement process is being conducted as a Restricted procedure; consisting of both Selection and Invitation to Tender stages.
Stage 1 - Selection Stage: An overall pass mark of 50 % shall apply to this stage. The intention is to arrive at a sh...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Advertising Services (active)
  - Award id: `018513-2023-2022UOS-0438-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Hunterlodge Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-145058`
  - Value: £8,400,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Advertising Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,400,000
  - Signed Date: 21/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018513-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-29T10:54:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:36:42.523Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a745