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title: "Advertising and Media Buying Partner"
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# Advertising and Media Buying Partner

Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a412

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## Summary

The University of Chichester is looking for a dynamic and experienced agency to be its Advertising and Media Buying Partner, focusing on advertising and marketing services within the education sector. This procurement process, managed through a restricted procedure, is currently in the tender stage, with a submission deadline of 30th October 2024. The contract, valued at £1,000,000, is set to commence on 1st March 2025 and spans a duration of three years, with a possible 12-month break clause. Located in Chichester, United Kingdom, this opportunity aims to enhance the University’s marketing campaigns and increase student recruitment and brand awareness.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for agencies specialising in advertising, media buying, and campaign management, particularly those with strong ties to higher education institutions and platforms such as Google and Meta. Businesses with robust experience in running diverse and multi-channel marketing campaigns and those skilled in data-driven strategies will find this contract especially relevant. The successful agency will work closely with the University's marketing team to deliver and optimise advertising efforts, offering substantial growth opportunities through the development of innovative and effective marketing strategies aimed at enhancing the University’s appeal and visibility.

## Notice

The University of Chichester is seeking a suitably experienced and skilled partner to shape and focus our advertising campaigns to achieve the best results, and to act on behalf of the University in engaging with suitable advertising suppliers, this can be in the form of a multi-channel agency or a consortium of agencies. We are looking for a partner to build and deploy our paid search, ppc and social media advertising campaigns. Buy media on our behalf and account manage projects, timings, and schedules for our campaigns. Giving us clear instructions on the specifications requested and deadlines in good time. This partner must have good relationships with key Higher Education players (UCAS, IDP etc) as well as strong experience, skills and knowledge working with companies such as Google and Meta. Overall, our aim is to increase the size and diversity of the student body by generating a larger number of leads into our funnel, allowing us greater opportunity for conversion to application and enrolment. We require our partner agency to work with the University's lead Marketing contacts to help deliver the annual marketing plan through effective and timely advertising campaigns. These campaigns will include search, PPC, social media advertising, media buying, out of home, third party sites and other formats or platforms our partner agency thinks would be beneficial for the university's purposes of student recruitment, retention and brand awareness.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Chichester is seeking a suitably experienced and skilled partner to shape and focus our advertising campaigns to achieve the best results, and to act on behalf of the University in engaging with suitable advertising suppliers, this can be in the form of a multi-channel agency or a consortium of agencies. We are looking for a partner to build and deploy our paid search, ppc and social media advertising campaigns. Buy media on our behalf and account manage projects, timings, and schedules for our campaigns. Giving us clear instructions on the specifications requested and deadlines in good time. This partner must have good relationships with key Higher Education players (UCAS, IDP etc) as well as strong experience, skills and knowledge working with companies such as Google and Meta. Overall, our aim is to increase the size and diversity of the student body by generating a larger number of leads into our funnel, allowing us greater opportunity for conversion to application and enrolment. We require our partner agency to work with the University's lead Marketing contacts to help deliver the annual marketing plan through effective and timely advertising campaigns. These campaigns will include search, PPC, social media advertising, media buying, out of home, third party sites and other formats or platforms our partner agency thinks would be beneficial for the university's purposes of student recruitment, retention and brand awareness.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010302-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER |
| Locality | CHICHESTER |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO19 6PE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Chichester |
| Electoral ward | Chichester North |
| Westminster constituency | Chichester |
| Delivery location | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HUNTERLODGE GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2025 at 09:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010302-2025
- 30 Sep 2024 at 10:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031149-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://chi.ac.uk/
- https://help.chi.ac.uk/tenders
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

## Provenance

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