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Marketing & Communications Services

The University of Bath · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:49.

Opportunity overview

Established in 2002, SETsquared is a unique enterprise partnership between the six leading research-led UK universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Its mission is to turn innovation into thriving business, maximising the impact of a combined £600m research portfolio and driving social and economic impact by supporting academics, students and regional businesses with world-leading business incubation, innovation, and growth support services. To date, the partnership has collectively created over 200 spin-out companies, supported over 5,000 entrepreneurs working in the most challenging fields of science and technology, and helped businesses raise over £5bn in investment and funding. We now seek a marketing and communications agency to work with us over an initial 12-month term (with up to four one-year extensions). Key responsibilities include end-to-end support for flagship events (notably our annual Investment Showcase and associated webinars), recruitment campaigns for new programmes, strategic content and social-media planning, HubSpot-based newsletter and CRM management, website and innovation-platform maintenance, branding stewardship, and ongoing creation of digital, print and video materials To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=971961816

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.

Classification

  • CPV79340000 — Advertising and marketing services
  • CPV79342000 — Marketing services

Lots

  • Lot 1£275k

Documents and notices

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
UoBath/Proc/1382
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
18 Jun 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
3 Jun 2025, 13:00

Enquiry period

Ends
21 May 2025, 13:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
275,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
330,000

Renewal

Description
4 x 1 Years

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price
Description
Long criteria description

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality: Outline Approach
Type
quality
Description
Long criteria description

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Quality: Experience
Type
quality
Description
Long criteria description

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
2 Jul 2026, 00:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
2 Jul 2030, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79340000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Advertising and marketing services
Entry 2
Id
79342000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Marketing services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-946602749
Document Type
technicalSpecifications
Entry 3
Id
018727-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
2 May 2025, 12:05

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNGV-7869-ZHZQ
Name
The University of Bath

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Bath
Postal Code
BA2 7AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Claverton Down

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PNGV-7869-ZHZQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Lewis Haynes
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-157403
Name
Recognition Design & Marketing Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ36
Country
GB
Locality
Lymington
Postal Code
SO41 8NN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Design Studio, Buckland manor Farm, Sway Road,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
14 Jul 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
15 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79340000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Advertising and marketing services
Entry 2
Id
79342000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Marketing services

Value

Amount
150,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
180,000

Renewal

Description
4 x 1 Years

Documents

Entry 1
Id
047149-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Aug 2025, 10:05

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-157403
Name
Recognition Design & Marketing Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
11 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
11 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
12 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
11 Aug 2030, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bath · UKK12 · BA2 7AY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050c27-2025-08-08T10:05:09+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·