Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 18 Mar 2025, 12:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Marketing & Communications Services Fully Integrated Marketing, PR & Public Services

Authority: The City of Liverpool College (Education)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD72)

Concession value (operator's revenue)£300,000initial estimate £30,000 · operator revenue, not the authority's budget · 1 value update

Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025awarded 9 May 2025

Awarded to Agent Marketing Limited

Contract term 1 yrends 1 Aug 2026 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of Liverpool College are going out to tender for a one year contract (with the option to extend for one extra year) for the Marketing & Communications Services, Fully Integrated Marketing, PR & Public Services. This was originally published on Contracts Finder as a Prior Information Notice in February 2025. No pre-market engagement for this tender has been undertaken for the following reason: The Director of Marketing has garnered enough information from the organisation itself & her own experience of the sector over the years to fully understand the needs and requirements for the College and does not feel the need to engage for any further information for this contract.'

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2026, 00:59 BST.
How the procedure runs: This is a 1 x year contract for the Fully Integrated Marketing, PR & Public Services Marketing requirements with an optional 1 x year extension
No preliminary market engagement: No pre-market engagement for this tender has been undertaken for the following reason: The Director of Marketing has garnered enough information from the organisation itself & her own experience of the sector over the years to fully understand the needs and requirements for the College and does not feel the need to engage for any further information for this contract.’

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£300,000

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2026 (1 yr)Value: £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North West

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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

Simple description: Price: 40% Quality: 50% (made up of 3 x separate questions that are shown within the ITT document) Environmental & Corporate Responsibility: 5% Added Value: 5%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 1 May 2026
First published: 18 Mar 2025, 12:26 GMT
Last source update: 23 May 2025, 14:11 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 20 May 2025
Authority reference: T: 2024 - 014
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-009886
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area: North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ee70 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: Payment is by receipt of invoice against a valid purchase order, payment will be via BACs transfer

How it runs: This is a 1 x year contract for the Fully Integrated Marketing, PR & Public Services Marketing requirements with an optional 1 x year extension

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 10 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/tcolc/aspx/Home ↗

Companies must be registered on this portal to be able to locate the ITT, respond & upload their return

Timeline

18 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
18 Mar 2025, 12:26 GMT
Clarification questions by
10 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
9 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by
20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends
20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published
23 May 2025, 14:11 BST
Contract starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025

Tender notice published
18 Mar 2025, 12:26 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
18 Mar 2025, 12:49 GMT
UK4
Published value updated to £300,000
18 Mar 2025, 12:49 GMT
was £30,000
Deadline moved to 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
18 Mar 2025, 12:49 GMT
+0 days · was 22 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Contract award notice published
9 May 2025, 13:43 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
9 May 2025, 13:43 BST
Contract signature expected
21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
23 May 2025, 14:11 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Errors adjusted

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-03: 1 release · 18 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £347,9001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 23 May 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Agent Marketing LimitedSMEMarketing & Communications Services1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027Extensions: One optional year extension included within this tender process.	£347,900	9 May 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Marketing & Communications Services · Agent Marketing LimitedSME
Signed
23 May 2025
Value
£347,900
Period
1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
One optional year is included within this contract

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders · 15 at stage one	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Liverpool College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGX-5416-YRGY · GB-UKPRN: 10003955 The City of Liverpool College, The Learning Exchange, Liverpool, North West, L1 9DWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

AGENT MARKETING LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05813665GB-PPON: PCNH-5731-JMBZ 43 Jordan Street, Liverpool, North West, L1 0BWContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsAccess: Via the College's In-Tend portal, companies would need to register via the link below to locate the ITT and supporting documents as follows: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tcolc/aspx/Home

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 May 2025, 14:11 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 May 2025, 13:43 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender18 Mar 2025, 12:49 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender18 Mar 2025, 12:26 GMT