Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Marketing, Campaigns, and Media Buying Services
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of UG Student Recruitment Marketing, Campaigns, and Media Buying Services for the University of Gloucestershire.
- Recurrence: 3 to 4 years.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1University of Gloucestershire (UoG) is seeking to appoint an experienced and reputable…Awarded
University of Gloucestershire (UoG) is seeking to appoint an experienced and reputable supplier to provide marketing, communication and brand services for a 3-year period starting on 20 March 2026 and finishing on 19 March 2029. The University reserves the right to extend the contract agreement by a further year at its sole discretion.
The contract will be awarded based on Media planning, buying & execution for an annual undergraduate student recruitment campaign. This could be setup in the current format of the three separate core recruitment campaigns across the year (Apply, Open Days & Clearing) - up to £500,000 pa, including all media and management fees, or it could be a single annual or 18-month campaign that reflects the full recruitment cycle with multiple phases to encompass the different and changing actions we want our audience to make.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality/Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality/Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 3 to 4 years.
- First published
- 14 Jul 2022, 20:39 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jan 2026, 16:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
UOG/25/794/MSE- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000456- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035235Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Reviews will be undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Aug 2022, 14:30 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Aug 2022, 14:35 BST
Timeline
19 Aug 2022 → 5 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline19 Aug 2022, 14:30 BST
- Bids opened19 Aug 2022, 14:35 BST
- Contract starts20 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published296 days ago5 Jan 2026, 16:39 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Oct 2022- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2022, 09:42 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Oct 2022, 09:42 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Jan 2026, 16:39 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid News LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Hybrid News LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000456-2026-1 · Hybrid News LimitedSME
- Signed
- 23 Dec 2025
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 19 Sept 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 027932-2022-1 · Hybrid News LimitedSME
- Signed
- 7 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 19 Sept 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Gloucestershire (UoG) is seeking to appoint an experienced and reputable… | 6bids · 6 electronic | 6 | — | £1 – £2,580,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £2,580,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hybrid News LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria