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planned
Official procurement procedure
Media Planning and Buying for Reputation, Business Engagement and Student Recruitment Marketing
Advertising and marketing services
Published value
£10,416,667
Submission deadline 31 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Sheffield Hallam University: "Media Planning and Buying for Reputation, Business Engagement and Student Recruitment Marketing". Published status: planned. Published value: £10,416,667. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Sheffield Hallam University | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 31 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £10,416,667 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Sheffield Hallam University
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Sheffield Hallam University. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3.7Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
KITLOCKER.COM LIMITEDTop vendor: 45.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 89 active published awards; 62 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| KITLOCKER.COM LIMITED | 1 win | £290,602 |
| JISC SERVICES LIMITED | 1 win | £148,491 |
| Digital Energy Group Limited | 1 win | £116,640 |
| APOGEE CORPORATION LIMITED | 1 win | £56,678 |
| COUNTER CONTEXT LIMITED | 1 win | £15,520 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySheffield Hallam University | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published22 May 2025, 14:43 BST | Last source update22 May 2025, 14:43 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationAdvertising and marketing services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051e4f | ||
What is being bought
The University requires a media planning and buying agency to assist in achieving its strategic marketing and student recruitment objectives, which include:
● delivering student recruitment success and engagement across the prospective student journey in line with academic and financial targets Home and International
● raising the profile and enhancing the reputation of the University through institutional positioning and research impact
● promoting the University brand and Sheffield city to achieve stand out and cut through in our competitive marketplace
● generating business leads through business engagement activity to support apprenticeship, placement, KTP and other institutional objectives
● Measuring and optimising all activity using data and insights to ensure our activities are relevant and impactful
The agency will proactively support and work in partnership with the University's Marketing Directorate. In scope are all media planning and buying activities across Prospective Student Recruitment marketing and all brand level marketing as well as lead generation business to business marketing, paid search activity and social media campaigns across all audiences.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £10,416,667
22 May 2025, 14:43 BST - Status changed to planned
22 May 2025, 14:43 BST - Official notice release published
22 May 2025, 14:43 BST - Submission deadline changed to 31 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
22 May 2025, 14:43 BST - Buyer information updated
22 May 2025, 14:43 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished value£10,416,667The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
22 May 2025, 14:43 BST - Procedure published
22 May 2025, 14:43 BST - Submission deadline
31 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Sheffield Hallam University
Contracting authority GB-UKPRN-10005790Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 22 May 2025, 14:43 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |