Published date: 20 January 2025

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: 20 February 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Advertising services - 79341000

Location of contract

ST5 5BG

Value of contract

£1,600,000

Procurement reference

IT-182-279-KU/644/LF/SM/2024

Published date

20 January 2025

Closing date

20 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2025

Contract end date

30 September 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Tenders are invited from interested parties for the provision of Digital Advertising Services at Keele University in accordance with the Tender Specification in Section 2 of the ITT.

Main reasons for the decision not to sub-divide the contract into lots: Given the need for one Service Provider to co-ordinate the delivery of all of the services required, the contract has not been divided into lots.

The contract will run for an initial period of twenty-seven months from 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2027 with options to extend for a further two twelve-month periods, reviewed annually, with a final end date of 30th September 2029.

The estimated total value of the contract over its duration (including the extension options if these are taken up) is £1.6 million excluding VAT.

Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Strategic Digital Advertising / Weighting: 400 marks
Quality criterion - Name: Clearing Media Plan / Weighting: 300 marks
Price - Weighting: 300 marks

More information

Links

Additional text

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Leanne Fryer

Address

Keele
Staffordshire
West Midlands
ST5 5BG
United Kingdom

Telephone

01782 733787

Email

l.fryer@keele.ac.uk