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# Provision of Marketing Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b645). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Luton Sixth Form College is seeking to appoint an experienced and innovative marketing agency to provide strategic and operational marketing services. The successful supplier will act as an extension of the internal team to support the College in achieving its strategic objectives through effective student recruitment activity, brand development, digital marketing, content creation, and campaign management. Crisis communications and reputational support where required. Suppliers must demonstrate strong digital marketing capability, expertise in student recruitment, robust account management arrangements, and appropriate safeguarding, information security and data protection controls.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 30 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** Luton Sixth Form College
- **Published Value:** £230,400 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b645#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b645`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b645#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lutonsfc.ac.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flutonsfc.ac.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b645#participate

## Description
Luton Sixth Form College is seeking to appoint an experienced and innovative marketing agency to provide strategic and operational marketing services. The successful supplier will act as an extension of the internal team to support the College in achieving its strategic objectives through effective student recruitment activity, brand development, digital marketing, content creation, and campaign management.
The scope of services includes, but is not limited to:
Strategic marketing planning, market research, brand development and positioning.
Student recruitment campaigns, including open event marketing, application generation, conversion and enrolment activity.
Digital marketing services, including social media management, paid advertising, SEO, email marketing and content planning.
Creative services, including campaign development, graphic design, print production and promotional materials.
Alumni engagement and communications.
Content creation, including photography, videography, case studies, website content and social media assets.
Campaign reporting, analytics, ROI measurement and performance monitoring.
Crisis communications and reputational support where required.
The College is seeking a supplier with demonstrable experience delivering comparable services within the education sector, public sector or similarly complex organisations. Suppliers must demonstrate strong digital marketing capability, expertise in student recruitment, robust account management arrangements, and appropriate safeguarding, information security and data protection controls.
The proposed contract will commence on 15 January 2027 for an initial term of one year, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of one year each, subject to satisfactory performance and business need. The estimated total contract value across the maximum term is £230,400 excluding VAT.
The contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), evaluated on the basis of 40% price and 60% quality

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79340000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £230,400

- **Contract Period:** 15/01/2027 to 14/01/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F105624-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-06T11:34:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-10T14:56:10.686Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b645