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# Student Creative Agency

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-creative-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-03cd86). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sunderland: "Student Creative Agency". Published status: complete. Published Value: £164,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sunderland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sunderland-urn-133881)
- **Published Value:** £164,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- **Delivery Location:** UKC23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £164,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-creative-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-03cd86#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03cd86`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/student-creative-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-03cd86#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofsunderland%2Faspx%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-creative-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-03cd86#participate

## Description
Awarded The University of Sunderland’s Faculty of Arts andCreative Industries is seeking proposals from organisations with relevant proven experience and expertise to partner in the delivery of a commercial creative agency for its students. The purpose of this partnership is to provide students with the opportunity to gain hands-on, authentic experience in delivering creative projects for paying clients, to develop their skills, and to prepare them for their future careers. The contract is expected to commence 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2026 (with up to 1 year extension taking it to a possible July 2027).  The overall contract value is estimated at GBP £164,000 over 4 years' (the maximum contract length) ie GBP £41,000 per annum (excluding VAT where applicable) - note there are no guarantees on spend levels. We also reserve the right to spend an additional 100% of the original anticipated value, subject to changes to requirements across the University for the duration of the award

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £164,000
- **Description:** AwardedThe University of Sunderland’s Faculty of Arts & Creative Industries is seeking proposals from organisations with relevant proven experience and expertise to partner in the delivery of a commercial creative agency for its students. The purpose...
- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2023 to 31/07/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** UoS/Student Creative Agency/0523 (active)
  - Award id: `021652-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Creo Communications Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-88317`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** UoS/Student Creative Agency/0523 (active)
  - Signed Value: £164,000
  - Signed Date: 04/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021652-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-26T12:34:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T09:59:12.757Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03cd86