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Published 7 Jul 2025, 11:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wirral Metropolitan College - The Supply of Digital Marketing Services

Official notice

Authority: Wirral Metropolitan College (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£120,000≈ £60k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jul 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The enclosed Tender provides information for consideration with respect to the Wirral Metropolitan College Contract for the Supply of Digital Marketing Services. Wirral Metropolitan College's marketing department is seeking proposals from experienced digital marketing agencies to set up, manage, and optimise its paid media campaigns across search, display, and social media channels. The successful agency will be responsible for these services from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2027 with the option to extend for a further 12 months until 31st August 2028 . The overarching goal of these campaigns is to increase awareness of the College and its offer, whilst positively influencing enquiry and application numbers.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensionsValue: £120,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Description of options - Include enough information to understand the scope of the options and the circumstances in which they could be used. · Description of extensions - Include the circumstances in which they could be used, and provide a breakdown if multiple extensions are possible.

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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical/Quality Requirements: 50%
  • Customer Care: 20%
  • Price: 20%
  • Added Value / Social Value / Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical/Quality Requirements
  • Price
  • Added Value / Social Value / Sustainability
  • Customer Care
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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
7 Jul 2025, 11:57 BST
Last source update
7 Jul 2025, 11:57 BST
Authority reference
CA16129
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037711
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesMarketing management consultancy servicesMarketing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559ca Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
23 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

7 Jul 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 11:57 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    21 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    23 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 11:57 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wirral Metropolitan College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PJHY-2638-YYXH Conway Park Campus, Europa Boulevard, Birkenhead, North West, CH41 4NTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender