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# Marketing Support Services for the Aura Innovation Centre

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marketing-support-services-for-the-aura-innovation-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0290bd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF HULL: "Marketing Support Services for the Aura Innovation Centre". Published status: complete. Published Value: £233,333. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF HULL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-hull-urn-133824)
- **Published Value:** £233,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 March 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £191,666 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0290bd`

## 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/marketing-support-services-for-the-aura-innovation-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0290bd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marketing-support-services-for-the-aura-innovation-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0290bd#participate

## Description
We are seeking to appoint suppliers across 4 Lots to deliver marketing support and promotional services for the Aura Innovation Centre. It is expected that these suppliers will be innovative, creative and responsive agencies / consultants / organisations with a track record of developing and delivering outstanding strategic and tactical marketing activity. The successful suppliers will act as an extension to the AIC team and will work closely with the Director, Operations Manager and Marketing and Communications Manager and, where necessary, the University of Hull Marketing & Communications Directorate to ensure consistency of message, tone of voice and brand management.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Marketing and Communications Services Support
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This Lot comprises the delivery of a wide range of marketing, communications, brand and website services and we are seeking an experienced full-service agency to provide this ongoing support to the Aura Innovation Centre (AIC), working alongside AIC ...
- **Contract Period:** 11/04/2021 to 31/03/2023

### Lot 2: Event Management and Marketing
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This Lot comprises the delivery of one large scale event per annum and includes, but not limited to:
 Event branding
 Event promotion and marketing – multi-channel
 Event management – delivery of a wide range of online and offline events – worksho...
- **Contract Period:** 11/04/2021 to 31/03/2023

### Lot 3: Film and Photography
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 92000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This Lot comprises the delivery of a range of film, animation and photography services including, but not limited to:
 Building (internal and external), headshot, corporate, press, case study and event photography
 Corporate, case study and event f...
- **Contract Period:** 11/04/2021 to 31/03/2023

### Lot 4: Content and Copywriting Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This Lot comprises the delivery of content and copywriting services including, but not limited to:
 Brand messaging frameworks and hierarchies
 Website content and copy
 Website news, blogs and press releases
 Campaign copy and messaging
 Event ...
- **Contract Period:** 11/04/2021 to 31/03/2023

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Marketing & Communications Services Support (active)
  - Award id: `008531-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Sowden & Sowden Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-95103`
  - Value: £133,333 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Event Management & Marketing (active)
  - Award id: `008531-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Sowden & Sowden Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-95103`
  - Value: £58,333 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Film & Photography (active)
  - Award id: `008531-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Astor Film Productions Ltd, Clay10 Creative, World Wide Group**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13791`, `GB-FTS-54642`, `GB-FTS-13793`

- **Award:** Copywriting Services (active)
  - Award id: `008531-2021-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Pace Communications Ltd., Ron Finlay Communications Limited, Sowden & Sowden Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13794`, `GB-FTS-13795`, `GB-FTS-95103`

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

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Marketing & Communications Services Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £133,333
  - Signed Date: 14/04/2021

- **Contract:** Event Management & Marketing (active)
  - Signed Value: £58,333
  - Signed Date: 14/04/2021

- **Contract:** Film & Photography (active)

  - Signed Date: 14/04/2021

- **Contract:** Copywriting Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 14/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008531-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-21T15:52:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T12:29:06.658Z
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