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Published 21 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Strategic Planning and Media Buying - Full Agency Service · Birmingham City University (Feb 2025)

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£9,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Birmingham City University is looking for a full service strategic planning and media buying agency. Working with the university to plan, manage and report on all strategic marketing campaigns across a range of channels and platforms such as TV, VoD, Cinema, Radio, Online(including SEM, Programmatic, DAX, GDN, Native),Social Media (including Instagram, Tiktok, Snapchat, Facebook and X) and Education Channels

(including UCAS, WhatUni, The Student Room, IDP Connect).

  • Recurrence: Minimum 3 years, maximum 5 years

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£9,000,000
Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham
Extensions: The initial contract term is for 3 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years renewable annually and subject to review and performance.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Refer to ITT documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Minimum 3 years, maximum 5 years
First published
21 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
Last source update
21 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
PS 114
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006658
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e643 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Refer to ITT documents

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Birmingham:-Advertising-and-marketing-services./68G93XUGET To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/68G93XUGET GO Reference: GO-2025221-PRO-29523893

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Feb 2025 → 31 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Birmingham City University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Joseph Priestley Building, Cardigan Street, B5 5JU, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7BDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria