Notice Information
Notice Title
Marketing & Communications Services Fully Integrated Marketing, PR & Public Services
Notice Description
The City of Liverpool College are going out to tender for a one year contract (with the option to extend for one extra year) for the Marketing & Communications Services, Fully Integrated Marketing, PR & Public Services. This was originally published on Contracts Finder as a Prior Information Notice in February 2025. No pre-market engagement for this tender has been undertaken for the following reason: The Director of Marketing has garnered enough information from the organisation itself & her own experience of the sector over the years to fully understand the needs and requirements for the College and does not feel the need to engage for any further information for this contract.'
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ee70
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026457-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible 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
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £347,900 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £347,900 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2026-05-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Tina Smith
- Contact Email
- payments@liv-coll.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441512523243
Buyer Location
- Locality
- THE LEARNING EXCHANGE, LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L1 9DW
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- TLD72 Liverpool
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Canning
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026457-2025
23rd May 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020082-2025
9th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009894-2025
18th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009886-2025
18th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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