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title: "(NU/1589-48) Digital Media Production Support"
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# (NU/1589-48) Digital Media Production Support

Buyer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031e8c

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "(NU/1589-48) Digital Media Production Support" was conducted by Newcastle University, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. This tender falls under the business services industry category, specifically focused on marketing and consulting services. The contract is currently in the award stage, having concluded on 24 February 2022, with an expected value of campaign requests ranging between £5,000 and £100,000. The procurement method utilised was a selective approach, employing a restricted procedure aimed at appointing a supplier who can deliver multi-channel media campaigns, particularly within the Higher Education sector.

This tender presents considerable growth opportunities for businesses specialised in digital media, marketing consultancy, and creative services, especially those with experience in higher education marketing and multi-channel campaigns. Companies capable of providing flexible media buying and copywriting support, along with insights into best practices and performance measurement, would be particularly well-suited to compete for this tender. Additionally, the focus on international recruitment and branding initiatives indicates that businesses with a comprehensive understanding of global educational markets may find valuable opportunities within this contract.

## Notice

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide flexible media buying and copy writing support for both digital, out of home and print advertising. The supplier will need to be able to work across channels: * independently on stand-alone campaign briefs, from single objective campaigns to full funnel approaches * provide capacity support for existing campaigns ran by the internal paid media team (eg booking pre-determined 3rd party placements to compliment a wider campaign or managing the international element of a full recruitment cycle paid search campaign) It is expected the value of each campaign request will be between PS5,000 and PS100,000 inclusive of all taxes and agency fees. It is estimated there will be at least 6 campaign requests within the contract period. The supplier may also be required to source and secure conference and award sponsorship opportunities. The supplier specifically is required to have the ability to provide the following services and experience: * Knowledge and experience of booking multi-channel media campaigns for UK and international undergraduate and postgraduate recruitment * Knowledge and experience booking international multi-channel media campaigns for brand awareness and research excellence promotion, specifically within the Higher Education sector * Knowledge and experience booking campaigns * understanding of key award ceremonies for the Higher Education industry * Experience securing award ceremony and/or conference sponsorship opportunities * Provide detailed campaign attribution and KPI measurements for all managed campaigns as well as forecast performance * Provide full campaign reporting and optimisation as well as a breakdown on hours worked * Provide support on creative optimisation and testing inclusive of campaign costs * Provide regular insight into industry best practice, trends and future placement opportunities * ability to export campaign data and builds at the end of campaigns, or transfer ownership of accounts, where supported by platforms, back in house * Provide a single Account Manager for all campaigns * Ensure appropriate non-disclosure agreements are in place

### Lot Information

Lot 1

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide flexible media buying and copy writing support for both digital, out of home and print advertising. The supplier will need to be able to work across channels: * independently on stand-alone campaign briefs, from single objective campaigns to full funnel approaches * provide capacity support for existing campaigns ran by the internal paid media team (eg booking pre-determined 3rd party placements to compliment a wider campaign or managing the international element of a full recruitment cycle paid search campaign) It is expected the value of each campaign request will be between PS5,000 and PS100,000 inclusive of all taxes and agency fees. It is estimated there will be at least 6 campaign requests within the contract period. The supplier may also be required to source and secure conference and award sponsorship opportunities. The supplier specifically is required to have the ability to provide the following services and experience: * Knowledge and experience of booking multi-channel media campaigns for UK and international undergraduate and postgraduate recruitment * Knowledge and experience booking international multi-channel media campaigns for brand awareness and research excellence promotion, specifically within the Higher Education sector * Knowledge and experience booking campaigns * understanding of key award ceremonies for the Higher Education industry * Experience securing award ceremony and/or conference sponsorship opportunities * Provide detailed campaign attribution and KPI measurements for all managed campaigns as well as forecast performance * Provide full campaign reporting and optimisation as well as a breakdown on hours worked * Provide support on creative optimisation and testing inclusive of campaign costs * Provide regular insight into industry best practice, trends and future placement opportunities * ability to export campaign data and builds at the end of campaigns, or transfer ownership of accounts, where supported by platforms, back in house * Provide a single Account Manager for all campaigns * Ensure appropriate non-disclosure agreements are in place

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006131-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 7RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SMRS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
- 48481000 - Sales or marketing software package
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72212480 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services
- 72212481 - Sales or marketing software development services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79342000 - Marketing services
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Mar 2022 at 10:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006131-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:318079-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.ncl.ac.uk

## Provenance

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