Notice Information
Notice Title
Digital Advertising Framework
Notice Description
Cardiff University wishes to establish a single source framework to provide digital advertising and media buying services. The successful supplier will work with the University on a range of digital, PPC and social advertising projects. They must be able to illustrate how they would deliver a full suite of services including campaign management and strategy, creative design, and media buying.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Cardiff University wishes to establish a single source framework to provide digital advertising and media buying services. The successful supplier will work with the University on a range of digital, PPC and social advertising projects. They must be able to illustrate how they would deliver a full suite of services including campaign management and strategy, creative design, and media buying.
Renewal: 2 x 1 year extension periods
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dc94
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038098-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
79341000 - Advertising services
79341100 - Advertising consultancy services
79341200 - Advertising management services
79341400 - Advertising campaign services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Jun 20257 months 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
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@cardiff.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2920879648
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF24 4HQ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
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