Notice Information
Notice Title
Media Planning and Buying for Reputation, Business Engagement and Student Recruitment Marketing
Notice Description
The University requires a media planning and buying agency to assist in achieving its strategic marketing and student recruitment objectives, which include: * delivering student recruitment success and engagement across the prospective student journey in line with academic and financial targets Home and International * raising the profile and enhancing the reputation of the University through institutional positioning and research impact * promoting the University brand and Sheffield city to achieve stand out and cut through in our competitive marketplace * generating business leads through business engagement activity to support apprenticeship, placement, KTP and other institutional objectives * Measuring and optimising all activity using data and insights to ensure our activities are relevant and impactful The agency will proactively support and work in partnership with the University's Marketing Directorate. In scope are all media planning and buying activities across Prospective Student Recruitment marketing and all brand level marketing as well as lead generation business to business marketing, paid search activity and social media campaigns across all audiences.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Initial term of 3 years followed by one possible extension of 2 further years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05866c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024497-2026
- 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
79310000 - Market research services
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
79341400 - Advertising campaign services
79342000 - Marketing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,416,667 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £10,416,667 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £10,416,667 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- £10,416,667 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Jan 20263 months ago
- Contract Period
- 20 Feb 2026 - 19 Feb 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 1WB
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- TLE32 Sheffield
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024497-2026
18th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001581-2026
8th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048138-2025
12th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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