Published date: 19 February 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 5 August 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Advertising material - 22462000

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

    • Advertising and marketing services - 79340000

    • Public relations services - 79416000

    • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£100,000,000

Procurement reference

3A_24

Published date

19 February 2025

Closing date

5 August 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 December 2024

Contract end date

30 November 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?

Yes

Description

Award of a national framework covering a range of advertising relevant to the public sector, including recruitment via agency and self service recruitment advertising direct to a job board without any recruitment agency involvement, public notices, advertising campaigns, student marketing, public relations services, management of commercial advertising space and e-recruitment and related systems.

Lot 1a - Recruitment Advertising and Related Services
Lot 1b - Self Service Recruitment Advertising and Related Services
Lot 2 - Public Notices
Lot 3 - Campaign Advertising and Related Services
Lot 4 - Student Marketing
Lot 5 - Public Relations Services
Lot 6 - Management of Commercial Advertising Space
Lot 7 - eRecruitment and Related Systems

Lot 1b has however not been awarded.

The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period.

Throughout the duration of the framework, ESPO shall monitor the Supplier's financial standing against the Suppliers initial financial positioning on the commencement date of the framework. If a Suppliers financial standing falls below the position recorded on the commencement date, ESPO will raise this with Suppliers and discuss the circumstances round this.

MI (Management information) for the framework will be collected every 3 months by the Contract Support Officer (CSO). The CSO will also maintain checks to ensure that any relevant insurances continued to be held.

Social Value will be assessed and monitored by the framework manager; Suppliers will be expected to demonstrate social value initiatives throughout the lifetime of the framework.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

3A_24 Advertising Solutions

  • Opportunity
  • Published 5 July 2024

Links

Additional text

As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.

ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.

Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only.

An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

Award information

Awarded date

17 January 2025

Contract start date

1 December 2024

Contract end date

30 November 2026

Total value of contract

£96,000,000

This contract was awarded to 36 suppliers.

8HWE LIMITED

Address

c/o T Burton & Co Ltd, Suite 1, Scotts Place, 24 Scotts Road, Bromley, Greater London, BR1 3QD

Reference

Companies House number: 04024808

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

ADGEN LIMITED

Address

2 Chapel Court, 42 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4YS

Reference

Companies House number: 07869412

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE MEDIA LIMITED

Address

3rd Floor, Frederick House, 41-46 Frederick Place, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4EA

Reference

Companies House number: 10910014

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

APPLICHAT LIMITED

Address

7 Lapwing Park, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT23 8FL

Reference

Companies House number: NI669301

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LIMITED (ASG)

Address

Anderson House, 409 Holywood Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 2GU

Reference

Companies House number: NI026707

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

BAY MEDIA LTD

Address

76a Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3UD

Reference

Companies House number: 03788497

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

BIG BRAND IDEAS LIMITED

Address

Manchester House, 86 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6NG

Reference

Companies House number: 07659739

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

CAN DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Address

4th Floor, 18 St Cross Street, London, EC1N 8UN

Reference

Companies House number: 08706148

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

CJA GROUP LIMITED

Address

9 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4DJ

Reference

Companies House number: 04468103

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

CP MEDIA LIMITED

Address

5a Clare House, Clare Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 2HX

Reference

Companies House number: 07462517

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

CREATIVE CONCERN LIMITED

Address

Fourth Floor, Fairbairn Building, 72 Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3NJ

Reference

Companies House number: 04582786

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

CREATIVE62 LIMITED

Address

13 & 14 King Street Buildings, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 4NT

Reference

Companies House number: 07670374

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

CRUNCH DMC LIMITED

Address

GF6, Ethos Building, Kings Road, Swansea, South Wales, SA1 8AS

Reference

Companies House number: 06249424

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

DIFFERENT NARRATIVE INTEGRATED MARKETING LIMITED

Address

Clavering House, Clavering Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE1 3NG

Reference

Companies House number: 12500521

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

EDUCATION CUBED LTD

Address

New England House, New England Street, Level 4, North Unit B-E, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4GH

Reference

Companies House number: 08045459

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

ITS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED (t/a Eploy)

Address

Eploy House, Edwin Avenue, Hoo Farm Ind Estate, Worcester Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7RA

Reference

Companies House number: 04583888

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

FOUR COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

Address

The Hickman Building, 2 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1FX

Reference

Companies House number: 04286449

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

HAVAS PEOPLE LIMITED

Address

Havas House, Hermitage Court, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 9NT

Reference

Companies House number: 02793794

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

HIRING WIZARD LIMITED

Address

18 Old Market Place, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 4DF

Reference

Companies House number: 10174363

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

HUNTERLODGE GROUP LIMITED

Address

171 High Street, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1AY

Reference

Companies House number: 07534447

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

HYBRID NEWS LIMITED

Address

46-48 Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol, South West England, BS1 4HX

Reference

Companies House number: 06993551

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

JOBSGOPUBLIC LIMITED (Previously JGP RESOURCING LIMITED)

Address

Unit 205, Cervantes House 5-9 Headstone Road, Harrow, Greater London, HA1 1PD

Reference

Companies House number: 07750971

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

MCCONNELLS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED

Address

Diamond Court, Water Street, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1EW

Reference

Companies House number: 13193360

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

OH BEHAVE LTD

Address

71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ

Reference

Companies House number: 14464652

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

OLEEO LIMITED

Address

5-7 BridgeWorks, The Crescent, Wimbledon, London, SW19 8DR

Reference

Companies House number: 03813540

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

PENNA PLC

Address

10 Bishops Square, London, E1 6EG

Reference

Companies House number: 01918150

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

PROGRAM LIMITED

Address

Clockwise, Broadwalk House, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1TS

Reference

Companies House number: 07877380

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

ROI OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Address

49 Greek Street, Soho, London, W1D 4EG

Reference

Companies House number: 05549206

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

SANCTUARY PERSONNEL LIMITED

Address

15 Friars Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1TD

Reference

Companies House number: 05972910

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

S M R S LTD

Address

2 Express Networks, 3 George Leigh Street, Manchester, M4 6BD

Reference

Companies House number: 03365804

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

PEOPLESCOUT LIMITED (t/a TMP Worldwide)

Address

265 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7RQ

Reference

Companies House number: 05648039

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

TRIBEPAD LTD

Address

The Innovation Centre, 217 Portobello, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4DP

Reference

Companies House number: 06585098

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

TRUEFORM ENGINEERING LIMITED

Address

Unit 12 Pasadena Trading Estate, Pasadena Close, Pump Lane, Hayes, West London, UB3 3NQ

Reference

Companies House number: 01324196

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

WARD DIAMOND ADVERTISING LIMITED (WDAD)

Address

Unit 1, Digital House, Peak Business Park, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 9RF

Reference

Companies House number: 03026878

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

WESTCO TRADING LIMITED

Address

Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP

Reference

Companies House number: 06462674

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

WR GROUP LIMITED

Address

Queensgate House, 48 Queen Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3SR

Reference

Companies House number: 04838590

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Corporate Solutions Procurement Team

Address

Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
LEICESTER
LE19 1ES
England

Email

tenders@espo.org

Website

https://www.espo.org/