SU132(26) UCAS Exhibitions and Digital Media

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

Direct awardLight touch regime

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,500,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to UCAS Media Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of student recruitment services through a combination of exhibitions and targeted digital media activity, including email marketing and display advertising. The specified contract amount is a maximum call off value

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

79340000 Advertising and marketing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
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: 13 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
Last source update: 27 Feb 2026, 14:50 GMT
Authority reference: SU132(26)
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-018009
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06544d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: UCAS is the sole custodian of the data required to support this activity, as it exclusively manages all UK undergraduate university applications. No other organisation holds the official applicant data or possesses the capability to deliver the proposed service. As a result, UCAS is the only provider able to meet the University’s requirements for this work.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
13 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 Feb 2026, 16:19 GMT
UK6
Contract details notice published
27 Feb 2026, 14:50 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,500,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UCAS Media LtdSME1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2030	£1,500,000	13 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

SU132(26) UCAS Exhibitions and Digital Media · UCAS Media LtdSME
Signed
27 Feb 2026
Value
£1,500,000
Period
1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2030
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTNV-7472-GRTW Procurement, Finance Dept., Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

UCAS Media LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQLW-4791-YWWY Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, South West, GL52 3LZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender27 Feb 2026, 14:50 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Feb 2026, 16:19 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT