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title: "Media Monitoring and Journalist Database"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-147425"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARDIFF UNIVERSITY"
published: "2025-06-02"
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# Media Monitoring and Journalist Database

Buyer: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-147425

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## Summary

Cardiff University has recently concluded the procurement process for their project titled "Media Monitoring and Journalist Database" in the services category. This project seeks to secure a supplier capable of providing a comprehensive journalist database coupled with media and social media monitoring services. Cardiff University, acting as the buying organisation, operates from their campus on Maindy Road, Cardiff. The procurement process had an open tender method and reached the award stage as of 2nd June 2025, with the contract awarded to Cision Group Ltd on 29th May 2025. The procurement encompassed various business service classifications including advertising, marketing, consultancy, and news-agency services. The entire procurement cycle was closely tied to a tender period ending on 18th February 2025, followed by an award decision on 1st April 2025.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth in the business sector, particularly for companies specialising in media services, consultancy, and technology that can provide innovative solutions in data management and monitoring. Businesses with expertise in marketing management or those capable of delivering comprehensive media and social monitoring platforms would find this contract aligning well with their capabilities. Given the £48,000 value awarded to Cision Group Ltd, similar service providers can leverage such opportunities to expand their service reach and establish stronger partnerships with academic institutions such as Cardiff University.

## Notice

Cardiff University are looking for one supplier/platform to provide us with a journalist database, media monitoring, and social media monitoring.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147425 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 May 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £48,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF24 4HQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
- 92400000 - News-agency services

## Release History

- 2 Jun 2025 at 13:52 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147425
- 16 Jan 2025 at 14:19 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147425

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home

## Provenance

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