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T20/38_Media Buying

ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION

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TenderUpdate

08 Oct 2021 at 15:33

Award

08 Oct 2021 at 15:13

Tender

18 Jun 2021 at 13:19

Summary of the contracting process

Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation is currently engaged in a tender procurement process titled "T20/38_Media Buying," focused on advertising services within the higher education sector. Located in Chelmsford, UK, this procurement is at the Award stage, having initially launched on 8th October 2021. The buyers aim to appoint two media buying agencies to collaborate with their Marketing and Brand team to create impactful media campaigns that resonate with prospective students. The framework agreement, valued at £12,000,000, offers options to extend for two additional years on a yearly basis, and the contract period spans 720 days.

This opportunity presents significant growth potential for advertising agencies, particularly those specialising in digital marketing, media buying, and analytics. Businesses that have expertise in customer targeting, media campaign development, and performance measurement would be well-suited to compete. With the emphasis on developing campaigns that attract UK, European, and international students, firms with a robust understanding of the educational sector and innovative marketing strategies can leverage this tender to enhance their market presence and collaboration with a prominent institution.

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Notice Title

T20/38_Media Buying

Notice Description

Anglia Ruskin University is seeking to appoint two media buying agencies to work alongside the Marketing and Brand team to deliver high media campaigns that cut through the crowded HE marketplace and resonate with our prospects.

Lot Information

Lot 1

ARU are seeking to appoint two media buying agencies to work alongside the Marketing and Brand team to deliver high impact media campaigns that cut through the crowded HE marketplace and resonate with our prospects. The University tends to run 'always on' media campaigns in line with the student recruitment cycle, supplemented by bursts of campaign activity at key points in the cycle, including to support Open Days, the UCAS January deadline and the Clearing period. The central Corporate Marketing team is responsible for the attraction and conversion of UK, European (EU) and International students to the full range of UG and PG courses in the four Faculties. Alongside the central campaigns there will also be bespoke campaigns to be developed on behalf of Faculties and other departments in the universityThe requirements are:* Media campaign development, implementation and management* Customer targeting and insight* Analytics, insight, data and measurement* Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO)* Digital marketing across a range of channels, including Display, Search, Programmatic, Pay per Click (PPC), Social Media and Broadcast Media* Direct Mail marketing* Innovation Media (e.g beta)* Out of Home (OOH) and Digital Out of Home (DOOH) Media* Print Media* Research to inform media buying and targeting* Within the scope of the above, any other media buying and research work the university may require.* Accreditation with major media providers including, but not limited to, Google and FacebookThere will be an award of Two suppliers to the Framework and the first ranked supplier on award will be awarded the Autumn campaign Recruitment campaign which runs from September 2021 to January 2022. Subsequent requirements will then be run via mini competition as per the call off contract.

Options: Option to extend for a further 24 months on a year by year basis

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bdb2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025260-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted 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

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79341000 - Advertising services

79341400 - Advertising campaign services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20214 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
ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@aru.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1SQ
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex

Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Marconi
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

HYBRID NEWS

NET NATIVES

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