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AwardedUnited KingdomServices£1,000,000

Media Planning and Buying for Reputation and Student Recruitment Marketing

Published
Published 20 December 2019
Deadline
Closed 20 June 2025

Overview

Regulation 72(1)(b)(ii) modification to extend the contract beyond its original term, as the University considers a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs during key media campaigns relating to summer student recruitment and clearing. The increase in price does not exceed 50% of original contract value and is for a period of 8 months to allow a PA 2023 compliant procurement process to take place. The University has published a UK3: Planned Procurement Notice stating its intention to compete the ongoing requirement in the near future. This is published under notice identifier: 2025/S 000-025017. The University requires a media planning and buying agency to assist in achieving its strategic marketing and student recruitment objectives, which include: - delivering student recruitment success and engagement across pre-applicant, applicant, student and alumni audiences, in line with academic and financial targets globally, - raising the profile and enhancing the reputation of the University through institutional positioning and research impact, - promoting the new University brand campaign achieving stand out and cut through in our competitive market place. The appointed agency will work with 2 central marketing teams - the prospective student marketing team and the strategic marketing team. All references to 'the University' include all wholly owned subsidiaries of the University, including but not limited to SHULaw.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Awarded
Category
Services
Estimated value
£1,000,000
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
20 December 2019
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£3,500,000
Award date
22 June 2025
Contract period
30 June 2025 → 31 March 2026
Winners
  • HYBRID NEWS LIMITED
  • Hybrid News Limited

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Award Notice

    27 June 2025

  2. Contract Award Notice

    16 June 2020

  3. Contract Notice

    20 December 2019

Contracting authority

  • Sheffield Hallam University

    Buyer

    SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom

    GB-SRS: sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/BJTT96ht

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