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Engagement and Marketing Activities
Published 28 May 2026
28 May 2026
- Primary CPV
-
79413000 *
Marketing management consultancy services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Kent, South East
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Contract
-
11 months Duration
09/06/2026 30/04/2027
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
The Registry,, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ, United Kingdom · UKJ4
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
The University Of Kent
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79413000 *
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Reference: 26-030
Summary of Requirement
The University of Kent seeks approval to appoint a single strategic media agency partner to deliver an integrated programme of search and social activity, media planning, marketing optimisation, and insight services to support Clearing and in‑cycle recruitment activity. The contract will run from mid/end April through to the end of April, covering the full recruitment cycle including Clearing, ECD deadlines, and the lates period.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 79413000 — Marketing management consultancy services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 28 May 2026 16:31
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a818
- Notice ID
- 26-030
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
46-48 Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol, BS1 4HX, United Kingdom
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 9 Jun 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | The University Of Kent |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | The Registry, |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Canterbury |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CT2 7NZ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ44 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.kent.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 |
Buyer
| Name | The University Of Kent |
Tender
| Title | Engagement and Marketing Activities |
| Description | Summary of Requirement The University of Kent seeks approval to appoint a single strategic media agency partner to deliver an integrated programme of search and social activity, media planning, marketing optimisation, and insight services to support Clearing and in‑cycle recruitment activity. The contract will run from mid/end April through to the end of April, covering the full recruitment cycle including Clearing, ECD deadlines, and the lates period. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Title | Engagement and Marketing Activities |
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,800,000 |
| Value › Value | £1,500,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | HYBRID NEWS LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Marketing management consultancy services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKJ4 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Apr 2027 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050501-2026 |
| Document › Published | 28 May 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |