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(NU/1589 - 69) HE Competitor Tracking and Insight

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

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07 Sep 2022 at 09:31

Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle University has awarded a contract for the provision of real-time intelligence on competitors in the higher education sector. The tender title is "(NU/1589 – 69) HE Competitor Tracking and Insight" under the business services category. The contract involves monitoring social media changes and providing alerts on various aspects such as organisational updates, marketing changes, course alerts, social media activities, and financial information. The procurement method used was selective under a restricted procedure, with a contract value of £6300 signed on 16th August 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing marketing services, business intelligence software development, and marketing consultancy services to compete. The focus is on automated monitoring and intelligence gathering across digital platforms. Companies adept at tailoring information needs, providing customised alerts, and managing data flows could benefit from this contract. The University aims to be more responsive to sector activities and automate monitoring processes for enhanced decision-making.

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Notice Title

(NU/1589 - 69) HE Competitor Tracking and Insight

Notice Description

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide real-time intelligence, across the digital landscape, on a set of competitors as defined by Newcastle University. This will help us to be more responsive to sector activity and through automation, will enable us to focus on action rather than monitoring. The supplier is required to provide the following services and experience: 1) Automated monitoring of 10 selected HEI competitors that will track and monitor social media changes across their entire digital landscape, providing real-time alerts and informed intelligence of new marketing initiatives and emerging changes. At a minimum, this will encapsulate the following areas: a) Organisational Alerts - news, changes in fact and figures, leadership, facilities, partnerships, events, awards, alumni, research, accommodation, equality and diversity, sustainability, reputation, and rankings. b) Marketing Alerts - messaging changes, open day marketing, promotions and campaigns, website changes, B2B services, press alerts, student voice, homepage changes, student wellbeing, and marketing intelligence. c) Course Alerts - new courses, course changes, course withdrawals, module changes, title changes, entry requirements, fees, online learning resources, and accreditations. d) Social Media Alerts - Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, blogs, vlogs, and podcast activities. e) Financial Alerts - fee changes, financial results, bursaries, scholarships and discounts, student loans, apprenticeships, business partnerships. 2) A dedicated analyst to filter web estate changes for relevancy and to summarise content, while tailoring the front-end platform to more directly match the University's information needs and priorities. 3) Access to tailored dashboards and customised alerts to segment information flow into different business areas and ensure relevant information flows to the right groups in a timely manner. Typical content set-up could include: a) Scholarships, bursaries and discounts b) Changes in key messaging across different target audiences c) Changes to entry requirements, fees, IELTS d) New/withdrawn programmes e) Events f) Clearing activities g) New partnerships (business and student recruitment) h) Updates to APP and contextual offers 4) Provide a single Account Manager for updating and managing the product and a dedicated data analysts to ensure relevancy and appropriateness of key data flows.

Lot Information

Lot 1

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide real-time intelligence, across the digital landscape, on a set of competitors as defined by Newcastle University. This will help us to be more responsive to sector activity and through automation, will enable us to focus on action rather than monitoring. The supplier is required to provide the following services and experience: 1) Automated monitoring of 10 selected HEI competitors that will track and monitor social media changes across their entire digital landscape, providing real-time alerts and informed intelligence of new marketing initiatives and emerging changes. At a minimum, this will encapsulate the following areas: a) Organisational Alerts - news, changes in fact and figures, leadership, facilities, partnerships, events, awards, alumni, research, accommodation, equality and diversity, sustainability, reputation, and rankings. b) Marketing Alerts - messaging changes, open day marketing, promotions and campaigns, website changes, B2B services, press alerts, student voice, homepage changes, student wellbeing, and marketing intelligence. c) Course Alerts - new courses, course changes, course withdrawals, module changes, title changes, entry requirements, fees, online learning resources, and accreditations. d) Social Media Alerts - Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, blogs, vlogs, and podcast activities. e) Financial Alerts - fee changes, financial results, bursaries, scholarships and discounts, student loans, apprenticeships, business partnerships. 2) A dedicated analyst to filter web estate changes for relevancy and to summarise content, while tailoring the front-end platform to more directly match the University's information needs and priorities. 3) Access to tailored dashboards and customised alerts to segment information flow into different business areas and ensure relevant information flows to the right groups in a timely manner. Typical content set-up could include: a) Scholarships, bursaries and discounts b) Changes in key messaging across different target audiences c) Changes to entry requirements, fees, IELTS d) New/withdrawn programmes e) Events f) Clearing activities g) New partnerships (business and student recruitment) h) Updates to APP and contextual offers 4) Provide a single Account Manager for updating and managing the product and a dedicated data analysts to ensure relevancy and appropriateness of key data flows.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-036672
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025053-2022
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
£6,300 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Aug 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
Miss Helen Gayton
Contact Email
helen.gayton@ncl.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1912086220

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

WATCHMYCOMPETITOR

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