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Published 7 Mar 2022, 10:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

(NU/1589-48) Digital Media Production Support

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle University (Education)

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Awarded 24 Feb 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide flexible media buying and copy writing support for both digital, out of home and print advertising.

The supplier will need to be able to work across channels:

  • independently on stand-alone campaign briefs, from single objective campaigns to full funnel approaches
  • provide capacity support for existing campaigns ran by the internal paid media team (eg booking pre-determined 3rd party placements to compliment a wider campaign or managing the international element of a full recruitment cycle paid search campaign)

It is expected the value of each campaign request will be between £5,000 and £100,000 inclusive of all taxes and agency fees. It is estimated there will be at least 6 campaign requests within the contract period.

The supplier may also be required to source and secure conference and award sponsorship opportunities.

The supplier specifically is required to have the ability to provide the following services and experience:

  • Knowledge and experience of booking multi-channel media campaigns for UK and international undergraduate and postgraduate recruitment
  • Knowledge and experience booking international multi-channel media campaigns for brand awareness and research excellence promotion, specifically within the Higher Education sector
  • Knowledge and experience booking campaigns
  • understanding of key award ceremonies for the Higher Education industry
  • Experience securing award ceremony and/or conference sponsorship opportunities
  • Provide detailed campaign attribution and KPI measurements for all managed campaigns as well as forecast performance
  • Provide full campaign reporting and optimisation as well as a breakdown on hours worked
  • Provide support on creative optimisation and testing inclusive of campaign costs
  • Provide regular insight into industry best practice, trends and future placement opportunities
  • ability to export campaign data and builds at the end of campaigns, or transfer ownership of accounts, where supported by platforms, back in house
  • Provide a single Account Manager for all campaigns
  • Ensure appropriate non-disclosure agreements are in place

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services · Programming services of packaged software products · Sales or marketing software development services · Sales or marketing software package · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Bids received
2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Electronic auction
yes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality - Ability to meet the Requirements: 50%
  • Management Fees and Taxes: 50%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Ability to meet the Timeline: P/F
  • Ability to meet the Requirements: P/F
  • Quality - Ability to meet the Requirements: 50
  • Management Fees and Taxes: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “(NU/1589-48) Digital Media Production Support” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Mar 2022, 10:32 GMT
Last source update
7 Mar 2022, 10:32 GMT
Authority reference
DN594792
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006131
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityMarketing management consultancy servicesMarketing servicesProgramming services of packaged software productsSales or marketing software development servicesSales or marketing software packageSales, marketing and business intelligence software development servicesSales, marketing and business intelligence software package
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031e8c Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the

contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the

award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,

provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the

contract is entered into.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who

have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High

Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive

knowledge of breach.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Feb 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • (NU/1589-48) Digital Media Production Support

    Signed
    24 Feb 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide flexible media buying and copy writing…2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2—£75,000 – £750,000
Whole notice———£75,000 – £750,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Newcastle University, King's Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RUContact name, email

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SMRS LtdAdmitted to the market 3 George Leigh Street, Manchester, UK, M4 6BD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.