Official UK procurement notice
Milton Keynes College Marketing and Advertising Services
Authority: Milton Keynes College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMilton Keynes College are seeking to appoint a progressive, forward?thinking advertising agency partner who can:
Lead our paid social and PPC activity, Support with media buying for any future OOH or TV campaigns and Work collaboratively with the college to innovate and evolve the next phase of their student recruitment strategy.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 15 May 2026, 16:27 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 11:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
CA17838- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045061- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069a56Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
15 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published160 days ago15 May 2026, 16:27 BST
- Clarification questions by139 days ago5 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline125 days ago19 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent79 days ago4 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published29 days ago23 Sept 2026, 11:09 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2026- Tender notice published15 May 2026, 16:27 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Aug 2026, 16:27 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Aug 2026, 16:27 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Sept 2026, 11:09 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Media Limited1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £32,065 | 4 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Milton Keynes College Marketing and Advertising Services · Edison Media Limited
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2026
- Value
- £32,065
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 17 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EDISON MEDIA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender