Award

School Teacher Recruitment Marketing Campaign

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

25 Sep 2025 at 12:45

Award

01 Aug 2025 at 11:08

Tender

24 Mar 2025 at 12:15

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is leading a procurement process titled "School Teacher Recruitment Marketing Campaign," focusing on advertising and marketing services. Located in London, the buying organisation is a central government public authority. The procurement process aims to support the recruitment of approximately 35,000 individuals into Initial Teacher Training annually, with a focus on inspiring candidates under 30 to train as educators. The tender went through a competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, with the final contract awarded to M&C Saatchi (UK) Limited for a value of £9 million. The process is in the award stage, following the initial tendering and bid evaluation stages, and is set to run from September 2025 to September 2029.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for creative and strategic agencies specialising in marketing campaigns, particularly those experienced in the education sector or youth engagement. The contract's focus on designing innovative campaign strategies suggests that businesses with expertise in youth-targeted advertising and robust creative development skills will be well-placed to contribute. The project, governed under competitive conditions, presents a significant growth opportunity for marketing firms aiming to expand their portfolio in the public sector. The procurement's strict evaluation of technical and social value criteria indicates a preference for quality-driven solutions from both large enterprises and SMEs capable of delivering strategic excellence.

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Notice Title

School Teacher Recruitment Marketing Campaign

Notice Description

The objective of the School Teacher Recruitment Marketing Campaign is to support recruitment of c. 35,000 people into Initial Teacher Training every year, alongside the government priority to recruit an additional 6,500 new expert teachers across our schools, both mainstream and specialist, and our colleges over the course of this parliament. (This campaign will only target school teachers). Our aim is to inspire and attract candidates and grow the appeal of teaching amongst students and graduates under the age of 30, who are the group most likely to train to become a teacher. We are looking for a lead creative and strategic agency that will set a new direction for the school recruitment marketing campaign to tackle a challenging, ever-changing graduate recruitment market and ensure the campaign delivers communications excellence and innovation, as demanded by Government Communications Service professional standards. The deliverables of this campaign are: * Campaign strategy and platform. * Brand strategy and guardianship to support wider marketing activities. * Creative development and production for paid advertising and to support the application of the creative strategy and platform across other marketing touchpoints, including the Get Into Teaching website. * Strategy, development and content production for direct marketing journeys (segmented email programmes). This tender notice is for the award of a public contract through a competitive flexible procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Options to purchase additional services as required.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f7de
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059704-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£7,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£7,200,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£7,200,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£9,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
24 Sep 2025 - 24 Sep 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
policyassurance.commercialqueries@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

M&C SAATCHI (UK

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