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

Sheffield Hallam University · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 17:58.

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.

Awarded to

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HAVAS PEOPLE LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£10.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£12.5m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02793794
Location
Maidstone, UKJ46, ME16 9NT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10005790

Additional Identifiers

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

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
HAVAS PEOPLE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02793794

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02793794

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWWB-7379-THDL

Address

Street Address
Havas House Hermitage Court
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME16 9NT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ46

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79341400
Description
Advertising campaign services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342000
Description
Marketing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02793794
Name
HAVAS PEOPLE LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
20 Feb 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
20 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
19 Feb 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
19 Jan 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
3+2

Value

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

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-13464
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 2
Id
024497-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Mar 2026, 11:44
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Cost per application (CPA - applications)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Share of search (brand demand vs competitors)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Strategic media plan delivery (quality + timeliness)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 001581-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 024497-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·