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UCAS Media Partnership

University of South Wales · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:17.

Opportunity overview

University of South Wales required a contract that conducts data insights and market research which will deliver core marketing activity to prospective students, their families, carers, teachers and advisors. Therefore, a decision was made to complete a direct award and a Transparency notice and Contract details notice was published to advertise this.

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.

UCAS Media Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£290.4k
Awarded
20 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PQLW-4791-YWWY
Location
Gloucestershire, UKK13, GL52 3LZ, 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
SSJ068
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
As UCAS has access to the subject data as they manage all admissions to the UK HEIs and in doing so collect all applicant and pre-applicant data. This supports USW with market research and marketing activity to prospective students, parents, carers, teachers, advisors.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-CHC-1140312
Name
University of South Wales

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Locality
Pontypridd
Postal Code
CF37 1DL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
University of South Wales,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
1140312
Scheme
GB-CHC

Contact

Name
Libby Roberts
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PQLW-4791-YWWY
Name
UCAS Media Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK13
Country
GB
Locality
Gloucestershire
Postal Code
GL52 3LZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Rosehill, New Barn Lane

Details

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

Identifier

Id
PQLW-4791-YWWY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
UCAS Media Partnership
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79342000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Marketing services

Value

Amount
290,371
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
348,445

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067546-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Oct 2025, 15:06
Entry 2
Id
067600-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Oct 2025, 16:15

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQLW-4791-YWWY
Name
UCAS Media Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
5 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
6 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
7 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
31 Oct 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
UCAS Media Partnership
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
5 Nov 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
193,371
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
232,045.02

Period

Ends
9 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
10 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071211-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
5 Nov 2025, 12:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Pontypridd · UKL15 · CF37 1DL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d1c5-2025-11-05T12:00:11ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·