Tender

Digital Marketing and Advertising Services

GOLDSMITHS' COLLEGE

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Tender

09 Nov 2021 at 10:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, initiated by Goldsmiths' College in London, is currently at the active tender stage for Digital Marketing and Advertising Services. This opportunity falls within the advertising and marketing services industry category, with a total contract value of £675,000. The tender period is set to close on 9 December 2021, following the submission of written tenders. The selected supplier will begin their contract on 10 December 2021, providing digital marketing consultancy and support for at least three years, focusing on student recruitment activities.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital marketing, particularly those with experience in the higher education sector. Agencies that can demonstrate a successful track record in generating student applications and implementing cutting-edge digital advertising strategies will be well-suited to compete. Key capabilities will include the ability to manage campaigns across various platforms and to provide strategic insights that align with Goldsmiths' recruitment objectives, enhancing their brand visibility while achieving measurable recruitment targets.

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Notice Title

Digital Marketing and Advertising Services

Notice Description

Goldsmiths, University of London has been set challenging student recruitment targets. To achieve these targets, the Communications and Engagement Directorate will use a number of promotional, marketing, recruitment and advertising techniques to attract, recruit and convert the best students for our range of products. Goldsmiths is looking to appoint an expert supplier to use cutting-edge digital marketing and advertising strategies, alongside a deep understanding of the higher education sector, to offer consultancy based solutions for each recruitment campaign and support the ongoing delivery and optimisation of any digital advertising activity. Whilst increasing brand visibility and recognition is important, success will be measured against student recruitment related KPIs such as open day registrations, prospectus downloads, website lead generation, applications and enrolments. As such, we are seeking to appoint a specialist digital marketing agency to support and deliver our student recruitment campaign by managing core paid for digital marketing and advertising for the next three years. The successful agency will deliver Goldsmiths' paid digital advertising campaigns, including the following channels: Paid search (Google, Bing) Display (Google, Bing) Social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter) Video (YouTube)

Lot Information

Lot 1

The agency will be required to report on campaign performance and have a commitment to continued optimisations and improvements for all campaigns. We are looking for an agency who will be a partner and take the time to understand and appreciate Goldsmiths, our community and our portfolio of programmes. The agency will be able to offer consultancy, advice and creative thinking to identify the best possible digital advertising and marketing campaigns and solutions to reach student recruitment targets. The agency will not be asked to design and develop creative or messaging as we have an in-house marketing team to deliver these. However, the agency should provide consultancy and suggestions for improvements or optimisations. The agency will also have a key eye on future trends and innovations in the digital marketing and advertising sector and adopt an analytical and consultative approach to campaign performance. The campaigns must be agile and responsive so that they closely follow demand and audience behaviour and allow for swift and precise readjustment of spend where necessary. The campaigns will need to support key student recruitment objectives, including: Brand awareness raising and recognition Undergraduate application generation Undergraduate offer accepts Undergraduate recruitment event sign-ups Clearing application generation Postgraduate application generation Postgraduate offer accepts Postgraduate recruitment event sign-ups The successful agency should have a demonstrable track record of generating undergraduate and postgraduate university applications for both UK and international markets. The agency will have a demonstrable experience of using analytics and reporting technologies to demonstrate the impact of their work, and establishing a Return on Investment (ROI) model for activity. The success of this contract will be measured by an increase the number of enquiries, event attendees, applicants and enrolled students. Outstanding numerical conversion rates will be valuable. Another key success factor will be a confident client team who feel in partnership with an agency they can trust, supported by seamless and campaign reporting, and an agency team who remains committed to continued optimisation and improvements to the advertising activity. We seek a marketing partner who are confident in meeting our goals so the contract will benefit from two-way collaboration. The agency must be keen to work with us to create a relationship with the client team, always keeping in mind our strategic aims and objectives, as opposed to delivering the contract in a reactive and inconsistent approach. For this, the selected supplier must demonstrate a fluid and agile account delivery team, regardless of the size of the agency or the scale of their client roster. A constructive approach and commitment to issues management will also be valued. Likewise, the client team at Goldsmiths will offer the same and take on board constructive feedback where improvements can be made to our practices, processes and strategies when and where relevant to ensure success is measurable for client and agency alike.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f4e7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028026-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£675,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Dec 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GOLDSMITHS' COLLEGE
Contact Name
Samantha Lee
Contact Email
procurement@gold.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE14 6NW
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Lewisham
Electoral Ward
Brockley
Westminster Constituency
Lewisham North

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