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T1170 - Advertising and Marketing
Published 27 Mar 2026
27 Mar 2026
- Primary CPV
-
79340000 *
Advertising and marketing services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Essex, East of England
- Value
- £8,333,333
- Contract
-
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
Related tenders
University of Essex
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79340000 *
All notices with this CPV code
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
- Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 10,000,000
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 27 Mar 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 9 Apr 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 30 Sep 2033
- Renewal
- 3 year initial contract with 2 optional 24 month extensions available
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 27 Mar 2026 12:09
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dc88
- Notice ID
- T1170
Competition
10,000,000
Bids received
1
Bids considered at final stage
1
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier, Tenderer SME
46-48 Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol, BS1 4HX, United Kingdom
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 19 Apr 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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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 Ltd |
| 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 › Role 1 | supplier |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | tenderer |
| 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 | selective |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | T1170 - Advertising and Marketing |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £10,000,000 |
| Value › Value | £8,333,333.33 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Hybrid News Ltd |
| Item › CPV › Description | Advertising and marketing services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKH3 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 9 Apr 2026 |
| 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 | 3 year initial contract with 2 optional 24 month extensions available |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028468-2026 |
| Document › Published | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 19 Apr 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |