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Student Recruitment Advertising

Queen Margaret University · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:28.

Opportunity overview

QMU requires a competent and proficient supplier to support the strategizing, execution and monitoring of campaign activity in order to stimulate student recruitment.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Penna Plc

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£260k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Dec 2024
Award ID
040450-2024-P0039-QMU-NCA-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC4V 4BG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79340000 — Advertising and marketing services

Lots

  • Non-competitive action carried out due to reasons of extreme urgency according to regulation 6(1)(C). Contract awarded to incumbent supplier, Penna Plc, to ensure continuity of student advertising services in the absence of a Head of Procurement for one year contract. Full procurement to be carried out once contract expires.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P0039-QMU-NCA
Status
cancelled
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Non-competitive action carried out due to reasons of extreme urgency according to regulation 6(1)(C). Contract awarded to incumbent supplier, Penna Plc, to ensure continuity of student advertising services in the absence of a Head of Procurement for one year contract. Full procurement to be carried out once contract expires.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79340000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Non-competitive action carried out due to reasons of extreme urgency according to regulation 6(1)(C). Contract awarded to incumbent supplier, Penna Plc, to ensure continuity of student advertising services in the absence of a Head of Procurement for one year contract. Full procurement to be carried out once contract expires.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Queen Margaret University

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM73
Entry 2
Region
UKM73

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79340000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-45292
Name
Queen Margaret University

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM73
Locality
Musselburgh
Postal Code
EH21 6UU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Queen Margaret University Drive

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Queen Margaret University

Contact

Name
Ross Sharp
Telephone
+44 1314740000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-73242
Name
Penna Plc

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4V 4BG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Penna Plc

Contact

Telephone
+44 2038492777
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-15557
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
27 Chambers Street

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 1312252525

Award information

Award 1
Id
040450-2024-P0039-QMU-NCA-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-73242
Name
Penna Plc

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
053113-2025-P0039-QMU-NCA-1
Status
unsuccessful
Status Details
discontinued

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
040450-2024-P0039-QMU-NCA-1
Status
active
Award ID
040450-2024-P0039-QMU-NCA-1
Date Signed
16 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
260,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Musselburgh · UKM73 · EH21 6UU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM73

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04c85f-2025-09-02T12:15:57+01:00compiled ·