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title: "Science Vale UK Advertising Placement"
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# Science Vale UK Advertising Placement

Buyer: SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-519c64b2-2675-4cc1-9b64-50c888d3772f

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## Summary

The South Oxfordshire District Council has conducted a public procurement process titled "Science Vale UK Advertising Placement", classified under marketing services. This open tender aims to engage a media buying agency to oversee social media and digital advertising for a duration of up to six months, commencing from May 2018, to promote strategic growth in the Enterprise Zones surrounding Didcot. The procurement process, initially initiated on 1st May 2018, has already entered the award stage as of 27th April 2018, with the contract value set at approximately £55,000.

This contract presents a significant opportunity for growth in the marketing and advertising sector, particularly for businesses specialising in media buying and digital marketing. Given the nature of the services required, it would be well-suited for firms that excel in creating multimedia content and have the capacity to execute comprehensive advertising campaigns. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to compete, as they may bring innovative solutions and tailored services to the procurement process.

## Notice

The requirement is for a media buying agency to supply the Council with a service to buy social media and digital advertising for Spring 2018. The advertising slots are required to appear across a period of up to 6 months starting May 2018. This is to support the marketing activity we are running to drive UK and international inward investment into the strategically important Enterprise Zones in and around Didcot called the Didcot Growth Accelerator. The advertising format will be a series of differently themed Science Vale business and lifestyle short video clips (run times from 45 seconds to 1 minute) with links through to a landing page on the website sciencevale.com. This page will display the whole series of different video clips for people to view alongside a contact capture form. Outside of a small Facebook and mobile web campaign in October 2017, no other social media advertising has been carried out to date. The design and artwork for all advertising and short video clips will be supplied by a third party (Kineticwecreate Ltd). All necessary artwork and videos will be supplied through Kinetic in the required format within the agreed deadlines.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8ef2e3-7469-47a5-bc89-9bb3238ec913 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 May 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jan 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Apr 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2018 - 31 Oct 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £55,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £54,814 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO14 3LP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Bargate |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MACCORMACK MEDIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79342000 - Marketing services

## Release History

- 1 May 2018 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8ef2e3-7469-47a5-bc89-9bb3238ec913

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8ef2e3-7469-47a5-bc89-9bb3238ec913
  1st May 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY154361
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