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Published 12 Jan 2026, 15:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SU19(26) Digital Marketing and Advertising in China

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£550,000≈ £183k / year · £660,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2026awarded 26 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to PingPong Digital Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract award notice for the provision of Digital Advertising in China

  • No preliminary market engagement: No pre market engagement carried out

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£550,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 May 2030 with extensionsValue: £550,000 exc. VAT · £660,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Subject to satisfactory supplier performance and budget approval.
79340000 Advertising and marketing services

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Service Delivery: 30%
  • Supplier Expertise & Suitability: 25%
  • Client / Agency Relationship & Customer Support: 25%
  • Price: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Service Delivery
  • Supplier Expertise & Suitability
  • Client / Agency Relationship & Customer Support
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Jan 2026, 15:16 GMT
Last source update
27 Mar 2026, 14:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Mar 2026
Authority reference
SU19(26)
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002346
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0603de Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
12 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗

Timeline

12 Jan 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published286 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 15:16 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by275 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline255 days ago
    12 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by230 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent213 days ago
    27 Mar 2026
  6. Latest notice published212 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 14:14 GMT
  7. Standstill ends199 days ago
    9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts147 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Jan 2026, 15:16 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 17:09 GMT
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 14:14 GMT
    UK6
  4. Status changed to complete
    27 Mar 2026, 14:14 GMT
  5. Contract signature expected
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Change to allow bidders the opportunity to submit in the Welsh Language

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £550,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PingPong Digital LtdSME1 Jun 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: 1 + 1£550,00026 Mar 2026standstill to 9 Apr 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one20—

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
  • Ping Pong Digital LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNDM-4611-RZYN 10 Brindley Place, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2JBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender