Published date: 15 February 2023

Last edited date: 20 February 2023

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: 8 March 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Advertising and marketing services - 79340000

  • Marketing services - 79342000

  • Direct marketing services - 79342100

    • Public relations services - 79416000

    • Public relations management services - 79416100

    • Public relations consultancy services - 79416200

    • Miscellaneous services - 98300000

Location of contract

CV4 8UW

Value of contract

£0 to £600,000

Procurement reference

IT-25-2920-HK-01-2023-MIC-PRAGENCIES-NF

Published date

15 February 2023

Closing date

8 March 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 April 2023

Contract end date

24 April 2026

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?

No

Description

The University of Warwick has a requirement to establish a framework agreement with multiple PR Agencies with expertise to support integrated projects, specialist projects, and with the expertise to offer strategic counsel and deliver campaigns across the institution.
The framework will be split into 7 lots and the university will call-off awarded suppliers as and when required:
LOT 1 - Strategic Support and Delivery
LOT 2 - Reputation management/crisis management
LOT 3 - Social Media Support and Strategic Counsel
LOT 4 - Media Tools and Platform
LOT 5 - Internal Communications and Platforms
LOT 6 - Media Training
LOT 7 - Marketing/PR Agencies - Commercial/regional/sector specific

Suppliers may bid for one or multiple lots. However, Warwick University has the right to accept all or part of submissions.

The initial contract period will be 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years subject to performance. Extension offers will be made by the University of Warwick based on contract feedback, supplier capability, value for money, and other pertinent considerations. The budget for this framework is not guaranteed as this will be a call-off contract but based on previous requirements a total budget of up to £200k per annum across the University and across all 7 Lots.

In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick).

The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

The closing date for tender submissions is 12 midday 8th March 2023.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please refer to http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick for further information. You will be able to download the full tender documents from this site. Any queries in relation to this requirement should be directed to the University of Warwick via the correspondence functionality of the In-tend system. Failure to do so may result in queries being excluded from the procedure.

The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : UoW

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Hardeep KhatKar

Address

University House
Coventry
West Midlands
CV4 8UW
United Kingdom

Telephone

02476524349

Email

Hardeep.Khatkar@warwick.ac.uk