Published date: 15 May 2019

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: 4 June 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Advertising services - 79341000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£700,000

Procurement reference

UCL-PROC-000945

Published date

15 May 2019

Closing date

4 June 2019

Contract start date

17 July 2019

Contract end date

16 June 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

UCL is looking to appoint a media agency who will provide advertising management services for student recruitment purposes as well as research and commercial activity and ensure a coordinated approach to advertising activity across the institution.

The services required cover primarily media planning and buying for student recruitment, this will include media research and platform recommendation, campaign monitoring, creative services for the advertisements including art working, design and copywriting, advisory and audit services and training.

UCL may also require the agency to undertake advertising related to event promotion, research advertising, and UCL's commercial activities and any additional areas as required.

The specification detailing UCL's full requirements is set out in Schedule 4 ("Specification") and should be read before Bidders begin to respond to this ITT.

More information

Links

Additional text

University College London ("UCL") is seeking formal tenders for this requirement as detailed in the Invitation to Tender ("ITT").

UCL will issue the ITT to those suppliers who respond to the advertisement on In-Tend.

UCL is not a "contracting authority" or a "body governed by public law" as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This procurement process is not regulated by EU or UK public procurement law. Where UCL advertises contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, it does so on a voluntary basis and does not undertake any obligation to comply with the procurement legislation. UCL reserves its rights in full to adapt or step outside the procedures in the procurement legislation as UCL considers necessary.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Services

Address

Gower Street
London
WC1E6BT
England

Telephone

020 7679 9630

Email

procurement@ucl.ac.uk

Website

www.ucl.ac.uk/procurement