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Marketing and Advertising Services

University Of Derby

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
DERBY
Delivery: UKF1
Contract value
£1,500,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
31 July 2023
Published
30 June 2023

Procurement

Contract period
25 September 2023 - 24 September 2024
1 years
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
CPV classifications
  • 79340000 Advertising and marketing services

What happened

University Of Derby awarded this contract to Edison Media Limited worth £1,500,000 on 23 Oct 2023. The contract runs until 24 Sept 2024.

Description

The University is seeking to appoint a contractor to manage and deliver marketing and advertising services.

The appointed contractor will be required to work with the University's External Relations department to provide proactive strategic and tactical media buying services to complement the University's core marketing activities. This will include digital and Out of Hours.

The contract duration is for one year from the contract start date with the option to extend for one year plus one further year.

Full details will be set out in the tendering information.

https://www.derby.ac.uk/services/finance/procurement-suppliers-and-tendering/supplier-info/

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Full description

The University of Derby is seeking to appoint a contractor for a marketing and advertising contract. The appointed contractor will be required to work with the University's External Relations department to provide proactive strategic and tactical media buying services to complement the University's core marketing activities. This will include digital and Out of Hours.

The contract duration is for one year from the contract start date with the option to extend for one year plus one further year. The estimated value of the services will be between £500,000 and up to a maximum of £1,500,000 million (excluding VAT) over the one year of the contract.

The appointed contractor will support the University's strategic objectives - including building brand awareness, enhancing engagement and, importantly, increasing student recruitment numbers. The success of this relationship will be measured on the effectiveness of the contractor to support undergraduate and postgraduate recruitment activity, generating enquiries that positively impact application and enrolment figures.

The supplier should have a good understanding of the student journey during the application process and key milestones.

Further details about the service is set out in the tender information.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Edison Media Limited
Award value
£1,500,000
Award date
23 October 2023

Contact

Identifiers

Buyer reference
PROC KB ITT/917
Notice ID
e96f8fcb-a3ba-4985-b528-fdf7a11c5718-653924
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-b79f05ca-274f-4063-a5c9-d3cddcebb68c

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