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# The Provision of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Agency Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-search-engine-optimisation-seo-agency-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0356f1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The University is seeking a Contractor to deliver an enhanced digital experience for Prospective Students, Alumni and Partners across the University website estate. 3The University is seeking an agency for SEO and Content Strategy that will cover all Brand awareness and positioning, Marketing and recruitment campaigns, student recruitment (both on-campus and HW Online), Graduate Apprenticeships, Enterprise, Edinburgh Business School, Staff Recruitment and general promotion over a range of media types, and across a range of UK and international markets. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulations 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Heriot-Watt University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/heriot-watt-university-GB-FTS-185139)
- **Published Value:** £700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 August 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0356f1`

## 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/the-provision-of-search-engine-optimisation-seo-agency-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0356f1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-search-engine-optimisation-seo-agency-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0356f1#participate

## Description
The University is seeking a Contractor to deliver an enhanced digital experience for Prospective Students, Alumni and Partners across the University website estate.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 3The University is seeking an agency for SEO and Content Strategy that will cover all Brand awareness and positioning, Marketing and recruitment campaigns, student recruitment (both on-campus and HW Online), Graduate Apprenticeships, Enterprise, Edin...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020630-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-28T13:02:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-10T19:55:15.546Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0356f1