Award

School Media Package February-April 2023

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

01 Feb 2023 at 15:05

Award Notice
Tender

12 Jan 2023 at 13:37

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Council has awarded a contract for the "School Media Package February-April 2023" tender. The tender falls into the Advertising and marketing services category with a contract value of £10,000 GBP. The procurement method was an Open procedure (below threshold), and the tender period ended on 23rd January 2023. The contract is active and runs from 1st February 2023 to 30th April 2023. The buying organization, British Council, based in London, England, has chosen Guardian News & Media Limited as the supplier.

This procurement opportunity by the British Council aims to provide a comprehensive media package targeting teachers and school leaders in UK schools to promote their programme offers. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the advertising and marketing services industry would be well-suited to compete for this tender. Businesses capable of devising a multi-media strategy to effectively reach and engage the education sector audience would find this opportunity particularly suitable for business growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

School Media Package February-April 2023

Notice Description

The British Council needs to reach teachers and school leaders in UK schools to make them aware of their programmes and encourage programme applications, in order to meet programme recruitment targets. We would like to invite proposals for a package of media to enable us to reach teachers, leaders and decision makers in the UK school sector with our programme offer. The supplier will propose a multi-media strategy to reach audiences and drive traffic to our website, with appropriate segmentation to effectively target our different programme offers. Additional information: Bidders will be required to register on British Council's e-Tendering portal In-Tend hosted at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil in order to take part in the tender process. Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and means of proof will be required. These conditions are outlined in the RFP.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7947f1da-8acb-4e8b-9d2c-04bf85a83be1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d7048ab-bcc3-4081-9891-a6fa152f5c15
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£10,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jan 20233 years ago
Contract Period
1 Feb 2023 - 30 Apr 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
uk.procurement@britishcouncil.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JQ
Post Town
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA

Further Information

Notice Documents

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