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Marketing and Outreach Services

Buyer: NCG HIGHER EDUCATION CENTRE LIMITED →

BuyerNCG HIGHER EDUCATION CENTRE LIMITED
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published2 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Marketing, digital marketing, and outreach activity designed to promote access and informed choice for prospective students, alongside initiatives to strengthen branding and brand awareness for the NCG HE Centre at the London Campus. This will include open day coordination, applicant advice and support, and associated administrative services.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleDue to consultation taking place within the HE sector regarding the future of subcontracting/franchising of HE programmes by higher education institutions and those who hold taught degree awarding powers, NCG has been exploring alternative delivery models which has resulted in the creation of NCG HE Centre Ltd. To enable NCG HE Centre to deliver the HE programmes previously delivered in partnership with other parties, NCG HE Centre must now procure compliantly the services such as marketing and outreach services to support the growth of the new business model. This intended contract award is to enable NCG HE Centre to undertake further due diligence to better understand the services provided specifically for the London campus initially but with the option to explore other campuses in the future and draft a robust specification for delivery of the said services for an initial period of two years with the option to extend for further periods. It is envisaged the new contract would commence no earlier than 1st August 2026.
Rationale classificationsurgency
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Marketing and Outreach Services

Statusactive
Value£2,780,818

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d2b6
Latest release ID078823-2025
Latest release timestampTue Dec 02 2025 11:37:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
2 Dec 2025award, contract078823-2025
23 Oct 2025award, contract067920-2025
23 Oct 2025award, contract067911-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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