Published date: 12 May 2017

Last edited date: 12 May 2017

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 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Public relations services - 79416000

  • Public relations management services - 79416100

  • Public relations consultancy services - 79416200

Location of contract

CV4 7AL

Value of contract

£50,000 to £60,000

Procurement reference

DC-17-EMEB-PR SERVICES-WC

Published date

12 May 2017

Closing date

30 June 2017

Contract start date

8 July 2017

Contract end date

2 July 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Warwick, Warwick Conferences has a requirement to explore the market for suitably experienced potential suppliers of PR Services. Warwick Conferences looks to generate traction and advocacy in line with our new brand, reposition Warwick Conferences by communicating the 'experience' as well as the 'flexibility' of our product offering. To position Warwick Conferences as thought leaders and pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
We are seeking the services of a great PR firm that can significantly raise awareness of the Warwick Conferences brand, increase endorsements from high profile industry professionals and be rooted in our brand personalities and content framework.
Through this Early Market Engagement exercise, we would like to invite suppliers to provide an indicative quotation and summary of their relevant experience in this field.
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).
Deadline for the submission of the Early Engagement Document is midday 12.00hrs 30th June 2017.

You are required to electronically submit your Early Engagement Document response via the In-Tend System. Additionally, the University requires one hard copy of the response. All submissions to be received by the University of Warwick before the deadline stated above.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please refer to http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick for further information and to express interest. 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 expressly reserves the rights:

i) Not to award any contract as a result of this procurement process commenced by publication of this notice.
ii) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition.
iii) To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and
iv) To award contract(s) in stages.

Under no circumstances will the University be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

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) : University of Warwick

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Juliette Daniel

Address

Main campus
Gibbet Hill Rd
Coventry
CV4 7AL
United Kingdom

Telephone

+ 44 2476150911

Email

J.Daniel.1@warwick.ac.uk