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Media Planning and Buying for Reputation, Business Engagement and Student Recruitment Marketing

Published
Published 12 August 2025

Overview

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 the prospective student journey in line with academic and financial targets Home and International ● raising the profile and enhancing the reputation of the University through institutional positioning and research impact ● promoting the University brand and Sheffield city to achieve stand out and cut through in our competitive marketplace ● generating business leads through business engagement activity to support apprenticeship, placement, KTP and other institutional objectives ● Measuring and optimising all activity using data and insights to ensure our activities are relevant and impactful The agency will proactively support and work in partnership with the University's Marketing Directorate. In scope are all media planning and buying activities across Prospective Student Recruitment marketing and all brand level marketing as well as lead generation business to business marketing, paid search activity and social media campaigns across all audiences.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£10,416,667
Procedure
Open
Published
12 August 2025
Questions by
29 August 2025
Classification (CPV)
Market research servicesAdvertising and marketing services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£10,416,667
Award date
5 January 2026
Contract period
12 January 2026 → 11 January 2029
Winner
  • HAVAS PEOPLE LIMITED

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    18 March 2026

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  2. Contract

    8 January 2026

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  3. Contract Notice

    12 August 2025

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