Notice Information
Notice Title
Media Buying Agency
Notice Description
Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) is looking to appoint an experienced and sector-leading Media Strategy and Buying Agency to manage and support the advertising and targeting requirements for our wide and varied marketing activities.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University is looking to develop a long-term partnership with an agency to help support the following initiatives: 1. Manage and support advertising efforts for all brand and student recruitment campaigns throughout the year, including tentpole campaigns, and always-on activities such as paid search. 2. Manage and support additional campaigns as needed, to aid with recruitment and CPD objectives. 3. Provide specialist expertise on a range of digital channels and best practice, for example how to navigate advertising with the waning prevalence of cookies. Additional information: Contract value reflects the successful bidder's fees plus the paid-for media.
Options: The Contract will commence on the 4th of March 2024 for a period of 3 years and expire on the 3rd of March 2027. As provided for in the Invitation to Tender, Edinburgh Napier University reserves the right to extend the Contract for a further 2 years in 1-year increments subject to satisfactory performance and continued University requirements. These shall be activated at the University's sole discretion.
Renewal: Two further contract extensions each of 1 year may be activated at the University's sole discretion.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-041d6b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005457-2024
- 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
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
79341400 - Advertising campaign services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,314,200 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jan 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jan 20242 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Tony Newjem
- Contact Email
- t.newjem@napier.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314555326
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH11 4BN
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Sighthill/Gorgie
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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