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Official procurement procedure
T1170 Advertising and Marketing
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£8,333,333
Submission deadline 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX: "T1170 Advertising and Marketing". Published status: complete. Published value: £8,333,333. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £8,333,333 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
OneAdvancedTop vendor: 55.1% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 7 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| OneAdvanced | 1 win | £661,121 |
| Oxford University Press | 1 win | £275,000 |
| KORTEXT LIMITED | 1 win | £263,587 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUNIVERSITY OF ESSEX | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published2 Jun 2026, 10:47 BST | Last source update2 Jun 2026, 10:47 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05dc88 | ||
What is being bought
The University of Essex runs numerous advertising campaigns each year to attract students to study with us. These are run through the Marketing and Student Recruitment office who are responsible for the University's student recruitment marketing. Focus of this marketing is across UK and international priority markets, for attracting undergraduate and postgraduate taught students.
The appointed agency will work closely with the marketing team at the University of Essex to deliver activity which contributes to our recruitment growth objectives and is in-line with all other student recruitment activity. This work will need to be in-line with our brand identity and annual recruitment campaign guidelines.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
2 Jun 2026, 10:47 BST - Buyer information updated
2 Jun 2026, 10:47 BST - tender value changed
27 Mar 2026, 12:09 GMT - Status changed to complete
27 Mar 2026, 12:09 GMT - Official notice release published
27 Mar 2026, 12:09 GMT - Submission deadline changed to published date
27 Mar 2026, 12:09 GMT - Official notice release published
8 Dec 2025, 10:41 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
8 Dec 2025, 10:41 GMT - Official notice release published
18 Nov 2025, 11:18 GMT - Published value updated to £8,333,333
7 Nov 2025, 11:14 GMT - Status changed to active
7 Nov 2025, 11:14 GMT - Official notice release published
7 Nov 2025, 11:14 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
7 Nov 2025, 11:14 GMT - Buyer information updated
7 Nov 2025, 11:14 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
2 Jun 2026, 10:47 BST - Submission deadline
10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 14 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £8,333,333
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards HYBRID NEWS LIMITED Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £8,333,333 · signed 14 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST — 30 Sept 2029, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Contracting authority GB-COH-RC000652Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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