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T1087 CER Advertising and Marketing

University Of Essex

Awarded
services
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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Colchester
Delivery: United Kingdom
Contract value
£10,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
9 October 2024
Published
9 September 2024

Procurement

Contract period
3 March 2025 - 2 March 2028
3 years
Procedure type
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
CPV classifications
  • 79341000 Advertising services

What happened

University Of Essex awarded this contract to SMRS Ltd worth £10,000,000 on 14 Apr 2025. The contract runs until 2 Mar 2028.

Description

The University of Essex runs numerous advertising campaigns each year to attract students to study with us. These are run through the Marketing and Student Recruitment office who are responsible for the University's student recruitment marketing. Focus of this marketing is across UK and international priority markets, for attracting undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research students.

We are seeking a sole provider to run these campaigns and work collaboratively with the department to maximise the benefits from them.

Full description

The University of Essex runs numerous advertising campaigns each year to attract students to study with us. These are run through the Marketing and Student Recruitment office who are responsible for the University’s student recruitment marketing. Focus of this marketing is across UK and international priority markets, for attracting undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research students.

Please see the draft specification for further information included in this tender pack for the SQ stage.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
SMRS Ltd
Award value
£10,000,000
Award date
14 April 2025

Contact

Address
University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
Contact name
Lisa Cherry

Identifiers

Buyer reference
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Notice ID
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OCID
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