Social Media advertising · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Awarded value£31,517published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Social Media advertising services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

79341000 Advertising services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Oct 2025, 12:59 GMT
Last source update: 31 Oct 2025, 12:59 GMT
Authority reference: OUPA11577
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-070088
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d802 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
31 Oct 2025, 12:59 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £31,5171 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd	£31,517 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd
Signed
16 Sept 2025
Value
£31,517
Period
16 Sept 2025 – 16 Oct 2025
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Meta Platforms Ireland LtdAwarded supplier Merrion Road, Dublin 4, IE, D04 X2K5, IEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender31 Oct 2025, 12:59 GMT