Planning

Digital Media Buying

PRIFYSGOL BANGOR / BANGOR UNIVERSITY

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Planning

18 Aug 2025 at 12:49

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Prifysgol Bangor, or Bangor University, based in Bangor, United Kingdom (postcode LL57 2TR), is in the planning stage for a public procurement process to secure digital media buying services to enhance its marketing strategy. This process is governed by Welsh devolved regulations and involves a pre-market engagement exercise in the form of a Request for Information (RFI). Interested suppliers are required to submit their responses by 2nd September 2025. This stage aims to gather insights from potential service providers to inform the eventual procurement strategy. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically advertising and marketing services, with an estimated contract value of £3.6 million, exclusive of VAT, and a potential start date set for 15th January 2026.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs, specialising in advertising, marketing services, and marketing management consultancy. Companies with expertise in digital media buying can gain a foothold in the education sector by contributing to Bangor University's marketing efforts. Given the scope and magnitude of the project, businesses capable of delivering comprehensive media strategies stand to benefit from potential collaboration, further enhancing their portfolio and growth within the educational market and beyond.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Media Buying

Notice Description

Procurement: Bangor University is seeking to conduct a procurement with the aim of establishing a contract (initially 2 years, with an optional 12-month extension) for the supply of digital media buying services as part of its overall marketing strategy. Pre-Market Engagement: The tender documentation and associated tender documentation is currently under development for this procurement. The University is publishing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek the views, thoughts and opinions of organisations which may be interested in delivering services. For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to seek feedback from the market that may inform a final specification and/or procurement approach to Digital Media Buying Services. Timescale & Process: The Contracting Authority will complete its Pre-Market Engagement Exercise on 2nd September 2025. Suppliers wishing to participate in this pre-market engagement exercise should contact the following email address: c.lone@bangor.ac.uk to receive a copy of the questionnaire. Completed questionnaires should be returned to the same email address. Additional Information: The Authority anticipates the procurement to be suitable for SMEs and expects any resulting contract to commence on 15th January 2026. Please note the estimated total value set out in this notice would include an estimated value of goods and/or services provided to a supplier by the Authority to enable the undertaking of service delivery and any resulting tender documentation for this opportunity would contain more specific information. CPV Codes 79300000,79340000, 79342000, 79342100, 79413000

Planning Information

This pre-market engagement process will take the form of request for information (RFI). The RFI consist of a questionnaire with respondents required to return their information by the end of 2nd September 2025. Suppliers wishing to participate in this pre-market engagement exercise should contact the following email address: c.lone@bangor.ac.uk to receive a copy of the questionnaire. Completed questionnaires should be returned to the same email address.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0589c9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049496-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Jan 2026 - 14 Jan 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PRIFYSGOL BANGOR / BANGOR UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Mel Lone
Contact Email
c.lone@bangor.ac.uk
Contact Phone
01248 382 832

Buyer Location

Locality
BANGOR
Postcode
LL57 2TR
Post Town
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL32 Gwynedd
Delivery Location
TLL12 Gwynedd
Local Authority
Gwynedd
Electoral Ward
Glyder
Westminster Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy

Further Information

Notice Documents

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