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T1170 Advertising and Marketing
Published 2 Jun 2026
2 Jun 2026
- Primary CPV
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79340000 *
Advertising and marketing services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Essex, East of England
- Value
- £8,333,333
- Contract
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3 years Duration
01/10/2026 30/09/2029
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom · UKH3
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
- Contract Signed (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Contract Signed
Related tenders
University of Essex
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79340000 *
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Reference: T1170
The University of Essex runs numerous advertising campaigns each year to attract students to study with us. These are run through the Marketing and Student Recruitment office who are responsible for the University's student recruitment marketing. Focus of this marketing is across UK and international priority markets, for attracting undergraduate and postgraduate taught students.
The appointed agency will work closely with the marketing team at the University of Essex to deliver activity which contributes to our recruitment growth objectives and is in-line with all other student recruitment activity. This work will need to be in-line with our brand identity and annual recruitment campaign guidelines.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 79340000 — Advertising and marketing services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 02 Jun 2026 10:47
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dc88
- Notice ID
- T1170
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
46-48 Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol, BS1 4HX, United Kingdom
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Wivenhoe Park |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Colchester |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CO4 3SQ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH34 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.essex.ac.uk |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | HYBRID NEWS LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 46-48 Queen Charlotte Street |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Bristol |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | BS1 4HX |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK11 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://hybrid.co |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX |
Tender
| Title | T1170 Advertising and Marketing |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | HYBRID NEWS LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Advertising and marketing services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKH3 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2029 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Sep 2033 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | Possibility to extend for 4 years and a 2 plus 2 basis |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £10,000,000 |
| Value › Value | £8,333,333.33 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 14 May 2026 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Contract signed |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-17016 |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051768-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Title | Post campaign reports |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Description | Post campaign reports should be submitted within 10 working days of the campaign closing date and a de-brief call scheduled by the agency with us to run through. |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Title | Account management |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Description | Confirmation of no less than a two-week handover between account managers if our account manager leaves. |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Title | Uptime plans |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Description | The supplier must inform the University of any uptime plans for updates ect to the dashboard, no less than 48 hours in advance. |