Notice Information
Notice Title
Strategic Planning and Media Buying - Full Agency Service
Notice Description
Birmingham City University is looking for a full service strategic planning and media buying agency. Working with the university to plan, manage and report on all strategic marketing campaigns across a range of channels and platforms such as TV, VoD, Cinema, Radio, Online(including SEM, Programmatic, DAX, GDN, Native),Social Media (including Instagram, Tiktok, Snapchat, Facebook and X) and Education Channels (including UCAS, WhatUni, The Student Room, IDP Connect).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Birmingham City University is looking for a full service strategic planning and media buying agency. Working with the university to plan, manage and report on all strategic marketing campaigns across a range of channels and platforms such as TV, VoD, Cinema, Radio, Online(including SEM, Programmatic, DAX, GDN, Native),Social Media (including Instagram, Tiktok, Snapchat, Facebook and X) and Education Channels(including UCAS, WhatUni, The Student Room, IDP Connect). Additional information: Though not currently, there is a slight possibility that ERDF sourced funding may be used for this contract.
Renewal: The initial contract term is for 3 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years renewable annually and subject to review and performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e643
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006658-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
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
- £9,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £9,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Minimum 3 years, maximum 5 years
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Claire Donnelly
- Contact Email
- claire.donnelly@bcu.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1213317677
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 7BD
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG31 Birmingham
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Nechells
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice URLs
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.
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