Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 7 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Media Advertising Agency V2 - 2025

Official notice

Authority: The Education Training Collective (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Published estimate£750,000≈ £750k / year · £900,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 3 Nov 2025awarded 5 Dec 2025

Awarded to Smart Outdoor Media

Contract term 1 yrends 11 Jan 2027 · up to 11 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 12 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We require an agency who can be the single point of contact between the Education Training Collectives Marketing Team and the service providers managing the available advertising space required and should be able to make use of the mediums listed. The aim being to promote the Etc. Further Education sites within Teesside to 14–16-year-olds, their parents and 18-65 for our adult courses and Higher Education delivery. Along with sourcing additional promotional opportunities for our commercial offering within the Northeast.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising consultancy services · Advertising management services · Advertising services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£750,000

Contract period: 12 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2027 (1 yr) · up to 11 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £750,000 exc. VAT · £900,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East

Extensions: 2 x 24 months

79340000 Advertising and marketing services 79341000 Advertising services 79341100 Advertising consultancy services 79341200 Advertising management services

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: 20% Price 80% Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST
Last source update: 18 Dec 2025, 08:54 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 8 Dec 2025
Authority reference: ETCP-2025-0017
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062910
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Advertising and marketing servicesAdvertising consultancy servicesAdvertising management servicesAdvertising services
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a9a2 Find a Tender

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: 3 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 24 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

7 Oct 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published383 days ago
7 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST
Clarification questions by366 days ago
24 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline356 days ago
3 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent324 days ago
5 Dec 2025
Award decision expected by320 days ago
8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends312 days ago
16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published311 days ago
18 Dec 2025, 08:54 GMT
Contract starts286 days ago
12 Jan 2026

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
7 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
5 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
5 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT
Contract details notice published
18 Dec 2025, 08:54 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,200,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 55 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Smart Outdoor MediaSME18 Dec 2025 – 17 Dec 2026 · up to 17 Dec 2030Extensions: 2 x 24 months · Options: Additional Media marketing options we are not currently utilising.	£1,200,000	5 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Media Advertising Agency V2 - 2025 · Smart Outdoor MediaSME
Signed
18 Dec 2025
Value
£1,200,000
Period
18 Dec 2025 – 17 Dec 2026 · up to 17 Dec 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 x 24 months
Options
Additional Media marketing options we are not currently utilising.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders	5	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Education Training Collective

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-UKPRN: 10006341 Stockton Riverside College, Thornaby, North East, TS176FBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Smart Outdoor Media LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGPH-2134-XCDJ Keel Square, Sunderland, North East, SR1 3APContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 08:54 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST