Award

Higher Education Marketing Agency to Support the Implementation of Student Recruitment Campaigns

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Dec 2023 at 14:36

Tender

09 Oct 2023 at 13:15

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Chester has awarded a contract for a Higher Education Marketing Agency to support the implementation of student recruitment campaigns. The contract falls under the services category and covers primarily media planning and buying. The contract will last for two years with the option to extend for an additional 24 months. Net Natives Limited has been awarded the contract, valued at £3,000,000. The University will collaborate with the agency on campaign strategy, aiming to gain a competitive edge. The University may also require creative services from the agency.

This tender by the University of Chester offers opportunities for businesses specializing in marketing services, particularly those experienced in Higher Education marketing. Businesses with expertise in media planning, buying, and campaign strategy would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The University's preference for collaborative working and a focus on audience insights and market competitiveness opens doors for agencies looking to showcase their creativity and strategic abilities in the education sector.

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Notice Title

Higher Education Marketing Agency to Support the Implementation of Student Recruitment Campaigns

Notice Description

The University of Chester invited tenders for a specialist Higher Education marketing agency through the UK Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 to support primarily with media planning and buying for its student recruitment campaigns. This will be a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further 24-months on a year-by-year basis. Although the University was looking for an agency to help principally with media planning and buying, the expectation is that the successful agency will work collaboratively with the University on campaign strategy, providing relevant audience, market, and competitor insights to help the University gain a competitive advantage. Further to this, from time-to-time, the University may wish to tap into any creative services available within the agency to help with the production of creative assets and development of our messaging strategy.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The specific requirements of this contract are for the implementation of our 2024, 2025 and 2026 UK student recruitment campaigns. It should be noted that a media plan for the pre-application stage of the 2024 recruitment campaign is already being implemented, so the initial focus, following this award, will be on post application conversion and late applications for the 2024 cycle, as well as early engagement for the 2025 cycle. Further to this, we may also require support for postgraduate and international student recruitment campaigns. Further details were available in the tender documents.Please note the estimated total value includes the optional extension periods. The values stated in this notice are not for the marketing agency fees, but are for the total budget estimated across the potential 4 years of this contract for all associated media and advertising costs. The Marketing Agency costs are estimated to be between PS200,000 and PS250,000 depending upon actual requirements across the potential 4 years of this contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040906
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037706-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79342000 - Marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Dec 20232 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
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER
Contact Name
Procurement Services
Contact Email
procurement@chester.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER
Postcode
CH1 4BJ
Post Town
Chester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Westminster Constituency
Chester North and Neston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NET NATIVES

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