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Media Planning and Buying for Reputation, Business Engagement and Student Recruitment Marketing

Sheffield Hallam University · Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:40.

Opportunity overview

The University requires a media planning and buying agency to assist in achieving its strategic marketing and student recruitment objectives, which include: ● delivering student recruitment success and engagement across the prospective student journey in line with academic and financial targets Home and International ● raising the profile and enhancing the reputation of the University through institutional positioning and research impact ● promoting the University brand and Sheffield city to achieve stand out and cut through in our competitive marketplace ● generating business leads through business engagement activity to support apprenticeship, placement, KTP and other institutional objectives ● Measuring and optimising all activity using data and insights to ensure our activities are relevant and impactful The agency will proactively support and work in partnership with the University's Marketing Directorate. In scope are all media planning and buying activities across Prospective Student Recruitment marketing and all brand level marketing as well as lead generation business to business marketing, paid search activity and social media campaigns across all audiences.

Classification

  • CPV79340000 — Advertising and marketing services

Lots

  • Lot 1£10.4m

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
2425-02-RCM-LJ
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Tender docs will be available via Sheffield Hallam University's In-Tend site https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffieldhallamuniversity Tenderers will need to be registered on this site in order to view documents and submit bids
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
3 Jan 2026, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
31 Aug 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
31 Jul 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
10,416,667
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
12,500,000

Renewal

Description
Initial term 3 years followed by one possible extension of 2 further years

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79340000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
025017-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK3
Description
Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
22 May 2025, 14:43

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-UKPRN-10005790
Name
Sheffield Hallam University

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S1 1WB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
City Campus

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
10005790
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PVMW-4512-JZYY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sheffield · UKE32 · S1 1WB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE32 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051e4f-2025-05-22T14:43:41+01:00Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·