Award

(NU/1589-51) Purchasing of placements on 3rd party websites

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

31 Mar 2022 at 08:51

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "(NU/1589-51) Purchasing of placements on 3rd party websites" is organised by Newcastle University, which operates primarily in the education sector. The contract falls under the services category, specifically focusing on business services such as marketing and consulting. The procurement method used is a selective procedure, indicating a restricted process, and it is currently at the award stage. Key dates include the contract signing on 15th March 2022, with the total estimated contract value ranging from £0 to £2,000,000. The project location is in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital marketing, advertising services, and data analytics. With the need for flexible digital advertising placements and comprehensive campaign performance analysis, companies that can demonstrate expertise in educational marketing and a strong understanding of competing platforms are well-suited to submit proposals. Additionally, there is potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage with Newcastle University as they sought to attract a range of bidders, highlighted by the reception of SME and electronic bids during the procurement phase.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

(NU/1589-51) Purchasing of placements on 3rd party websites

Notice Description

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to help provide flexible booking of paid for placements, statistical platforms, profiles and other related services and advertising on a range of websites detailed below. It is expected the value of each booking request will be between PS500 and PS100,000 inclusive of all taxes and agency fees. It is estimated there will be between 0 and 20 requests within the contract period. The total value of the work will be between PS0 - PS2,000,000 The supplier specifically is required to provide the following services and experience 1) The flexible placement of at cost digital advertising and paid for profiles on: a) Whatuni.com b) Completeuniversityguide.co.uk c) Hotcoursesabroad.com d) Postgraduatesearch.com 2) Provide campaign attribution and KPI measurements for activity relating to the paid activity on each site 3) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ On Demand tool 4) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ Demand Track 5) Provide regular insight into industry best practice, trends and future placement opportunities, for example: a) Provide insight into profile performance against competitors b) Provide case study examples of other providers maximising their profiles on listing sites c) Suggest additional placement opportunities across the IDP portfolio to improve campaigns and increase ROI d) Give advance notice of new features and products available across the IDP portfolio of websites and associated third party placements 6) Provide a single Account Manager for updating and managing the placements

Lot Information

Lot 1

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to help provide flexible booking of paid for placements, statistical platforms, profiles and other related services and advertising on a range of websites detailed below. It is expected the value of each booking request will be between PS500 and PS100,000 inclusive of all taxes and agency fees. It is estimated there will be between 0 and 20 requests within the contract period. The total value of the work will be between PS0 - PS2,000,000 The supplier specifically is required to provide the following services and experience 1) The flexible placement of at cost digital advertising and paid for profiles on: a) Whatuni.com b) Completeuniversityguide.co.uk c) Hotcoursesabroad.com d) Postgraduatesearch.com 2) Provide campaign attribution and KPI measurements for activity relating to the paid activity on each site 3) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ On Demand tool 4) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ Demand Track 5) Provide regular insight into industry best practice, trends and future placement opportunities, for example: a) Provide insight into profile performance against competitors b) Provide case study examples of other providers maximising their profiles on listing sites c) Suggest additional placement opportunities across the IDP portfolio to improve campaigns and increase ROI d) Give advance notice of new features and products available across the IDP portfolio of websites and associated third party placements 6) Provide a single Account Manager for updating and managing the placements

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-032857
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008636-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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


CPV Codes

48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package

48481000 - Sales or marketing software package

72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products

72212480 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services

72212481 - Sales or marketing software development services

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

79342000 - Marketing services

79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Mar 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Mar 20223 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
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
purchasing@ncl.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 7RU
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IDP CONNECT

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-032857-2022-03-31T09:51:15+01:00",
    "date": "2022-03-31T09:51:15+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-032857",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "DN599771",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        },
        "title": "(NU/1589-51) Purchasing of placements on 3rd party websites",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "79000000",
            "description": "Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "description": "We are seeking to appoint a supplier to help provide flexible booking of paid for placements, statistical platforms, profiles and other related services and advertising on a range of websites detailed below. It is expected the value of each booking request will be between PS500 and PS100,000 inclusive of all taxes and agency fees. It is estimated there will be between 0 and 20 requests within the contract period. The total value of the work will be between PS0 - PS2,000,000 The supplier specifically is required to provide the following services and experience 1) The flexible placement of at cost digital advertising and paid for profiles on: a) Whatuni.com b) Completeuniversityguide.co.uk c) Hotcoursesabroad.com d) Postgraduatesearch.com 2) Provide campaign attribution and KPI measurements for activity relating to the paid activity on each site 3) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ On Demand tool 4) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ Demand Track 5) Provide regular insight into industry best practice, trends and future placement opportunities, for example: a) Provide insight into profile performance against competitors b) Provide case study examples of other providers maximising their profiles on listing sites c) Suggest additional placement opportunities across the IDP portfolio to improve campaigns and increase ROI d) Give advance notice of new features and products available across the IDP portfolio of websites and associated third party placements 6) Provide a single Account Manager for updating and managing the placements",
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "We are seeking to appoint a supplier to help provide flexible booking of paid for placements, statistical platforms, profiles and other related services and advertising on a range of websites detailed below. It is expected the value of each booking request will be between PS500 and PS100,000 inclusive of all taxes and agency fees. It is estimated there will be between 0 and 20 requests within the contract period. The total value of the work will be between PS0 - PS2,000,000 The supplier specifically is required to provide the following services and experience 1) The flexible placement of at cost digital advertising and paid for profiles on: a) Whatuni.com b) Completeuniversityguide.co.uk c) Hotcoursesabroad.com d) Postgraduatesearch.com 2) Provide campaign attribution and KPI measurements for activity relating to the paid activity on each site 3) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ On Demand tool 4) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ Demand Track 5) Provide regular insight into industry best practice, trends and future placement opportunities, for example: a) Provide insight into profile performance against competitors b) Provide case study examples of other providers maximising their profiles on listing sites c) Suggest additional placement opportunities across the IDP portfolio to improve campaigns and increase ROI d) Give advance notice of new features and products available across the IDP portfolio of websites and associated third party placements 6) Provide a single Account Manager for updating and managing the placements",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "name": "Ability to meet the Requirements",
                            "type": "quality",
                            "description": "P/F"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "quality: Ability to meet the Requirements",
                            "type": "quality",
                            "description": "20"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "Associated costs and fees",
                            "type": "cost",
                            "description": "80"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "status": "cancelled"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "72210000",
                        "description": "Programming services of packaged software products"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "48480000",
                        "description": "Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "48481000",
                        "description": "Sales or marketing software package"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "79413000",
                        "description": "Marketing management consultancy services"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "79342000",
                        "description": "Marketing services"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "72212481",
                        "description": "Sales or marketing software development services"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "72212480",
                        "description": "Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UK"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "selective",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Restricted procedure",
        "techniques": {
            "hasDynamicPurchasingSystem": true,
            "hasElectronicAuction": true
        },
        "reviewDetails": "The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive knowledge of breach."
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "008636-2022-NU/1589-51-1",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "title": "(NU/1589-51) Purchasing of placements on 3rd party websites",
            "status": "active",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-FTS-48435",
                    "name": "IDP Connect Ltd"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-12027",
            "name": "Newcastle University",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Newcastle University"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Newcastle University, King's Gate",
                "locality": "Newcastle upon Tyne",
                "region": "UK",
                "postalCode": "NE1 7RU",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "purchasing@ncl.ac.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "centralPurchasingBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://www.ncl.ac.uk",
                "buyerProfile": "https://www.ncl.ac.uk",
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
                        "id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
                        "description": "Body governed by public law"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "COFOG",
                        "id": "09",
                        "description": "Education"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-48435",
            "name": "IDP Connect Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "IDP Connect Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "First Floor Bedford House, 69-79 Fulham High Street",
                "locality": "Putney, Greater London",
                "region": "UK",
                "postalCode": "SW6 3JW",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-174",
            "name": "Newcastle University",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Newcastle University"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "Tyne and Wear",
                "postalCode": "NE1 7RU",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody",
                "mediationBody",
                "reviewContactPoint"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-FTS-12027",
        "name": "Newcastle University"
    },
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "008636-2022-NU/1589-51-1",
            "awardID": "008636-2022-NU/1589-51-1",
            "title": "(NU/1589-51) Purchasing of placements on 3rd party websites",
            "status": "active",
            "dateSigned": "2022-03-15T00:00:00Z"
        }
    ],
    "bids": {
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "5",
                "measure": "bids",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 1
            },
            {
                "id": "6",
                "measure": "smeBids",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 1
            },
            {
                "id": "7",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromEU",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 1
            },
            {
                "id": "8",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromNonEU",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 0
            },
            {
                "id": "9",
                "measure": "electronicBids",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 1
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "measure": "lowestValidBidValue",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 0.01,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "measure": "highestValidBidValue",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 2000000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            {
                "id": "1",
                "measure": "lowestValidBidValue",
                "value": 0.01,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "measure": "highestValidBidValue",
                "value": 2000000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            }
        ]
    },
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "prev",
            "href": "https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:318079-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML"
        }
    ],
    "language": "en"
}