Notice Information
Notice Title
Student Recruitment Advertising
Notice Description
QMU requires a competent and proficient supplier to support the strategizing, execution and monitoring of campaign activity in order to stimulate student recruitment.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Non-competitive action carried out due to reasons of extreme urgency according to regulation 6(1)(C). Contract awarded to incumbent supplier, Penna Plc, to ensure continuity of student advertising services in the absence of a Head of Procurement for one year contract. Full procurement to be carried out once contract expires.
Procurement Information
Non-competitive action carried out due to reasons of extreme urgency according to regulation 6(1)(C). Contract awarded to incumbent supplier, Penna Plc, to ensure continuity of student advertising services in the absence of a Head of Procurement for one year contract. Full procurement to be carried out once contract expires.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c85f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053113-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £260,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Dec 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active, Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Ross Sharp
- Contact Email
- rsharp@qmu.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314740000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MUSSELBURGH
- Postcode
- EH21 6UU
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
- Delivery Location
- TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian
-
- Local Authority
- East Lothian
- Electoral Ward
- Musselburgh
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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-04c85f-2025-09-02T12:15:57+01:00",
"date": "2025-09-02T12:15:57+01:00",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04c85f",
"description": "(SC Ref:808976)",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "P0039-QMU-NCA",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "Student Recruitment Advertising",
"status": "cancelled",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "79340000",
"description": "Advertising and marketing services"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"description": "QMU requires a competent and proficient supplier to support the strategizing, execution and monitoring of campaign activity in order to stimulate student recruitment.",
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "Non-competitive action carried out due to reasons of extreme urgency according to regulation 6(1)(C). Contract awarded to incumbent supplier, Penna Plc, to ensure continuity of student advertising services in the absence of a Head of Procurement for one year contract. Full procurement to be carried out once contract expires.",
"hasOptions": false,
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "price"
}
]
},
"status": "cancelled"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "79340000",
"description": "Advertising and marketing services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKM73"
},
{
"region": "UKM73"
}
],
"deliveryLocation": {
"description": "Queen Margaret University"
},
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"procurementMethod": "limited",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
],
"procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
"id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE",
"description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive"
}
],
"procurementMethodRationale": "Non-competitive action carried out due to reasons of extreme urgency according to regulation 6(1)(C). Contract awarded to incumbent supplier, Penna Plc, to ensure continuity of student advertising services in the absence of a Head of Procurement for one year contract. Full procurement to be carried out once contract expires."
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "040450-2024-P0039-QMU-NCA-1",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-73242",
"name": "Penna Plc"
}
]
},
{
"id": "053113-2025-P0039-QMU-NCA-1",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "unsuccessful",
"statusDetails": "discontinued"
}
],
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-45292",
"name": "Queen Margaret University",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Queen Margaret University"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Queen Margaret University Drive",
"locality": "Musselburgh",
"region": "UKM73",
"postalCode": "EH21 6UU",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Ross Sharp",
"telephone": "+44 1314740000",
"email": "RSharp@qmu.ac.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "http://www.qmu.ac.uk/",
"buyerProfile": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00364",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
"description": "Body governed by public law"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "09",
"description": "Education"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-73242",
"name": "Penna Plc",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Penna Plc"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill",
"locality": "London",
"region": "UK",
"postalCode": "EC4V 4BG",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"telephone": "+44 2038492777"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-15557",
"name": "Edinburgh Sheriff Court",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Edinburgh Sheriff Court"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "27 Chambers Street",
"locality": "EDINBURGH",
"postalCode": "EH1 1LB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"telephone": "+44 1312252525"
},
"roles": [
"reviewBody"
]
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-FTS-45292",
"name": "Queen Margaret University"
},
"contracts": [
{
"id": "040450-2024-P0039-QMU-NCA-1",
"awardID": "040450-2024-P0039-QMU-NCA-1",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 260000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-12-16T00:00:00Z"
}
],
"links": [
{
"rel": "canonical",
"href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000785945"
}
],
"language": "en"
}