Published date: 20 December 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 January 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Advertising and marketing services - 79340000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

TNEFL/2021/02

Published date

20 December 2021

Closing date

24 January 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2022

Contract end date

1 February 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The North East Fund Limited (TNEFL) provides commercial finance and business support services to companies based in the North East of England - with a view to helping businesses to grow and to create new jobs. It wants to engage a media agency to provide digital media, marketing and PR services - to help promote its services to companies, and also to raise awareness of TNEFL's activities among other key stakeholder groups.

TNEFL is seeking to engage an agency for a period of two years (extendable by mutual agreement for up to a further two years) to provide digital media, marketing and PR services, which will include:

• Refreshing the North East Fund's WordPress based website and providing assistance to TNEFL's team to enable it to be updated regularly with new content.
• Reviewing and potentially refreshing the appearance of TNEFL's social media accounts, and - in conjunction with TNEFL's team - managing the accounts.
• Production of short video content for use on TNEFL's website and social media accounts.
• Production of newsletters and assistance with email marketing.
• Writing copy for newsletters and press releases, and managing media relations - including liaison with the fund managers' PR representatives.
• Identifying PR opportunities and helping TNEFL to frame its communication strategy and key messages.

Please see the Invitation to Tender document for full details regarding TNEFL's requirements, what to include in tender proposals and how to ask any questions you may have regarding the process. The closing date for tender submissions is 12 noon on Monday 24th January 2022.

More information

Attachments

Links

  • https://www.northeastfund.org/category/news/
  • Bidding documents
  • Responses to questions asked by prospective bidders will be posted on the 'News' section of TNEFL's website and will be sent by email to all prospective bidders who register an interest, in accordance with the procedure set out in the Invitation to Tender document.

About the buyer

Contact name

Alastair Smith

Address

Fifth Floor, West One
Forth Banks
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3PA
England

Telephone

0191 211 2313

Email

alastair.smith@northeastfund.org

Website

https://www.northeastfund.org/