Media Planning, Buying and Advertising Request For Information

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  "id": "056566-2026",
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  "date": "2026-06-16T11:48:26+01:00",
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    "id": "GB-COH-RC000726",
    "name": "Ulster University"
  },
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          "endDate": "2030-03-01T23:59:59+00:00",
          "startDate": "2027-03-01T00:00:00+00:00"
        }
      }
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            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Market and economic research; polling and statistics"
          }
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    ],
    "title": "Media Planning, Buying and Advertising Request For Information",
    "value": {
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      "currency": "GBP",
      "amountGross": 960000
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    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
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    "description": "Media Planning, Buying and Advertising Request For Information. \nUlster University is seeking to understand the market capability for the provision of media planning, buying and campaign delivery services to support international student recruitment activity across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, spanning domestic and international markets.\nThe University’s requirements are expected to include a combination of strategic, operational and performance-led services, potentially spanning both digital and traditional media channels.\nRFI questionnaire can be found on etendersni.gov.uk ID reference 6580475. Please return your completed RFI on this portal.",
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
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    {
      "id": "GB-COH-RC000726",
      "name": "Ulster University",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKN0C",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Coleraine",
        "postalCode": "BT52 1SA",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Finance Office"
      },
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            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
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            "scheme": "UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS",
            "description": "Northern Irish devolved regulations apply"
          }
        ]
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      "identifier": {
        "id": "RC000726",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "procurement_enquiries@ulster.ac.uk"
      },
      "additionalIdentifiers": [
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          "id": "PDLT-6268-MWZV",
          "scheme": "GB-PPON"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "056566-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056566-2026",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2026-06-16T11:48:26+01:00"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-07-10T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "Ulster University is undertaking this Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Request for Information (RFI) exercise to engage with the supplier market and gather insight to inform the potential procurement of media planning, buying and related marketing services in support of student recruitment across domestic and international markets. The University is particularly interested in understanding supplier capability in delivering performance-led digital marketing, market-specific campaign strategies, and services across diverse media landscapes.\nIt is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition, a pre-qualification questionnaire, part of any pre-qualification/selection process or a current tender opportunity. Potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a Contract Notice (or equivalent) is published.\nThis RFI is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express and interest in the RFI exercise.\nResponses to the RFI should be submitted on CFT6580475 on the ETendersNI portal."
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}