Notice Information
Notice Title
SU132(26) UCAS Media Exhibitions and Digital Media
Notice Description
Provision of student recruitment services through a combination of exhibitions and targeted digital media activity, including email marketing and display advertising. The stated contract amount is a maximum call off value.
Procurement Information
UCAS Media ltd is the sole custodian of the data required to support this activity, as it exclusively manages all UK undergraduate university applications. No other organisation holds the official applicant data or possesses the capability to deliver the proposed service. As a result, UCAS Media Ltd is the only provider able to meet the University's requirements for this work.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06544c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013592-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80300000 - Higher education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Rhian Nurse
- Contact Email
- r.nurse@swansea.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWANSEA
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL43 Swansea
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swansea
- Electoral Ward
- Sketty
- Westminster Constituency
- Swansea West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013592-2026
13th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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