This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Apr 2021 at 09:46

Tender

08 Jan 2021 at 12:35

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester College is initiating a procurement process for "Campaign Advertising Services" within the education sector, located in Leicester, UK. The procurement is currently in the Award stage, with a total budget of approximately £300,000 over three years. The contracting authority is seeking to establish a framework agreement aimed at providing a minimum of twelve advertising campaigns each academic year, with a focus on attracting students to their courses. The procurement follows an open procedure, with a recent contract awarded to Forward And Thinking Ltd, further enhancing the college's marketing initiatives.

This opportunity presents significant prospects for businesses specialising in advertising and marketing services, particularly those experienced in educational campaign strategies. Companies that can demonstrate innovative and effective ideas for driving student engagement are well-suited to compete for future tenders. With a budget of around £100,000 per annum for campaigns, suppliers who excel in creative advertising channels and can deliver impactful recruitment campaigns will find this procurement particularly advantageous.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Campaign Advertising Services

Notice Description

Services to identify and advertise to target market and attract students to College courses.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Leicester College is one of the country's largest general FE colleges with some 20,000 students. We are inviting tenders to provide a range of paid for advertising, booking and fulfilment services; but not graphic design or course guide production. The three year framework agreement covers a broad range of advertising services for campaigns - a minimum of 12 campaigns per academic year - to drive traffic to the website and support recruitment. The types of campaign include but are not limited to: - Open days/events minimum 4 - Clearing - Apply now (post GCSE results) - Professional training/B2B - Adult part-time courses We are actively seeking to work with a company who will put forward innovative and effective ideas for advertising channels. An estimated budget for these campaigns would be circa PS100,000 per annum.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0288b2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008583-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79341400 - Advertising campaign services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Apr 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Feb 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Apr 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicester College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE2 7LW
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Saffron
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Forward And Thinking Ltd

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