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Published 6 Feb 2023, 10:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Media Buying

Official notice

Authority: University of Central Lancashire (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£6,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Online and Offline Media Advertising

  • Recurrence: February 2028

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is looking to appoint an experienced and…Renewal

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is looking to appoint an experienced and sector-leading Media Buying Agency to manage and support the advertising and audience buying requirements for our wide and varied marketing activities.

The requirement is driven by a need and opportunity to raise our profile from among the mass of ‘modern’ universities located across the UK and improve our awareness amongst our wide and varied target audiences.

The core focus of UCLan’s media buying is to drive the recruitment of students across our course portfolio. However, media buying will also be required for other areas of University from time to time including to enhance the reputation of the University and the various services it offers.

To meet the University’s regional, national and international media planning and buying remit our supplier will need to provide wide-ranging expert media consultancy services and must be able to demonstrate knowledge and expertise in new and emerging digital channels as well as offline advertising.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The contract will be for an initial two years with an option to extend for 3 x 12 months · contract will be up for renewal at the end of the term of the contractVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · February 2028
First published
6 Feb 2023, 10:40 GMT
Last source update
6 Feb 2023, 10:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
PST 22-161
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003544
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a311 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
8 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Feb 2023 → 8 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 Feb 2023, 10:40 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    8 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University of Central Lancashire

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Preston, North WestContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.