Published date: 12 September 2022

Last edited date: 22 September 2022

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: 30 September 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

CR9 1DX

Value of contract

£70,000

Procurement reference

12092022

Published date

12 September 2022

Closing date

30 September 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

17 October 2022

Contract end date

16 October 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

1. Croydon College are seeking to appoint a company to provide leadership and management of marketing and communications at Croydon College.

2. The contract with the successful tenderer is intended to commence from 17th October 2022 and will be awarded for an initial period of 1 year. Consideration will be given to extending the contract for a further year (to a total of 2 years), subject to satisfactory performance and the agreement of both parties. Regular reviews of the agreement will take place.

3. The contract will be awarded on a balance of the economically advantageous return and an assessment of quality of information provided, as requested in the ITT. The contract value will be up to £70k per annum (exclusive of VAT).

4. Providers wishing to apply for this opportunity must:

• Have a proven successful track record of providing marketing services for an educational institution
• Have the capacity to deliver 100% of the total contract volume tendered
• Provide all of the information requested within the ITT and its appendices

The College will not consider any tenderers that fail to meet any of the criteria above.

5. The deadline for submitting clarification requests regarding this opportunity by email to tenders@croydon.ac.uk is 16 September 2022, 17:00. Please use the email address for any clarification requests and application submissions. Communications received over the telephone or on another email address will not be responded to and enquirers will be asked to resend their communication to the official tender email above. This is to ensure that consistent advice is provided to all enquirers.

6. Tender submissions should be returned electronically to tenders@croydon.ac.uk by 17.00 on 30 September 2022. Paper submissions will not be accepted.

7. For full details of application instructions, acceptable application format, tender requirements and the tendering process timetable please read the tender documents attached to this notice.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

1. Invitation to Tender for Provision of Marketing Services

Please read the attachments carefully as they provide full application instructions and detailed requirements.

Responses to Clarification Requests will be published as an additional document attached to this notice.

The deadline for applications to reach the College is Friday 30th September 2022, 17:00.

Please use the email address tenders@croydon.ac.uk for any communications regarding the tender

About the buyer

Contact name

Nichole Sansome

Address

Croydon College
College Road
Croydon
CR9 1DX
United Kingdom

Telephone

02086865700

Email

tenders@croydon.ac.uk