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Published 5 Apr 2022, 12:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Marketing and Media Buying

Official notice

Authority: University of Bristol (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 May 2022awarded 16 Nov 2022
Awarded to Hybrid News Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Third party digital marketing and media buying services

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of Digital Marketing and Digital Media Buying services to provide services…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000

Provision of Digital Marketing and Digital Media Buying services to provide services to meet our current and fast moving requirements and complement and support existing in-house resource. This service includes (but not be limited to) planning advice, media buying, creative services, campaign delivery and reporting.

Delivery: South West
Extensions: Two optional one year renewals (maximum of 4 years)Variant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost: 30%
  • Technical: 70%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
5 Apr 2022, 12:54 BST
Last source update
22 Dec 2022, 12:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
Mar-2201-005-PC_2099
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-036366
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesMarketing services
Delivery area
South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032a21 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
5 May 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 May 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 May 2022 → 22 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 May 2022, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 May 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Dec 2022, 12:24 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2022, 12:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 12
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hybrid News LimitedSME£3,600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Digital Marketing and Media Buying · Hybrid News LimitedSME

    Signed
    16 Nov 2022
    Value
    £3,600,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12bids · 12 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Bristol

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 4th Floor, Augustine's Courtyard, Orchard Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 5DSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HYBRID NEWS LIMITEDAwarded supplier06993551 46-48 Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 4HX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.