Notice Information
Notice Title
Digital Advertising
Notice Description
The University is seeking to award a 3 year contract, to commence in March 2024 with an option to extend beyond the initial 3 year period for a further period of 12 months (3+1). Due to the nature of student recruitment advertising with new platforms and channels used for advertising the University is seeking to procure media buying for digital advertising. The University wishes to appoint an external Contractor to help deliver advertising of key marketing and communications projects throughout the year as well as ad hoc projects as they arise. The appointment requires the Contractor to buy and manage advertising on behalf of the University. The University does not expect the successful organisation(s) to undertake creative design (this is a separate contract) but does expect that the Contractors will liaise with the Universities creative design agencies and in-house design teams where necessary.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University is seeking to award a 3 year contract, to commence in March 2024 with an option to extend beyond the initial 3 year period for a further period of 12 months (3+1). Due to the nature of student recruitment advertising with new platforms and channels used for advertising the University is seeking to procure media buying for digital advertising. The appointed contractor will have extensive expertise in managing and implementing digital advertising to include (but not exclusively) social, search and programmatic advertising with Higher Education Institutions. Contractors are expected to be Google and/or Facebook partner certified and have a deep understanding of the student recruitment cycle for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students in the UK, EU and internationally.
Renewal: 3 year contract plus a an additional 1 year optional extension period (3+1)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-135665
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=135665
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open 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
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
79341000 - Advertising services
79341400 - Advertising campaign services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Sep 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Nov 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Apr 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@swansea.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1792602779
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.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT455156
Digital Advertising - The University is seeking to award a 3 year contract, to commence in March 2024 with an option to extend beyond the initial 3 year period for a further period of 12 months (3+1). Due to the nature of student recruitment advertising with new platforms and channels used for advertising the University is seeking to procure media buying for digital advertising. The University wishes to appoint an external Contractor to help deliver advertising of key marketing and communications projects throughout the year as well as ad hoc projects as they arise. The appointment requires the Contractor to buy and manage advertising on behalf of the University. The University does not expect the successful organisation(s) to undertake creative design (this is a separate contract) but does expect that the Contractors will liaise with the Universities creative design agencies and in-house design teams where necessary. -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP491507
Digital Advertising - The University is seeking to award a 3 year contract, to commence in March 2024 with an option to extend beyond the initial 3 year period for a further period of 12 months (3+1). Due to the nature of student recruitment advertising with new platforms and channels used for advertising the University is seeking to procure media buying for digital advertising. The University wishes to appoint an external Contractor to help deliver advertising of key marketing and communications projects throughout the year as well as ad hoc projects as they arise. The appointment requires the Contractor to buy and manage advertising on behalf of the University. The University does not expect the successful organisation(s) to undertake creative design (this is a separate contract) but does expect that the Contractors will liaise with the Universities creative design agencies and in-house design teams where necessary.
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