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T1170 Advertising and Marketing

UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 05:58.

Opportunity overview

The University of Essex runs numerous advertising campaigns each year to attract students to study with us. These are run through the Marketing and Student Recruitment office who are responsible for the University's student recruitment marketing. Focus of this marketing is across UK and international priority markets, for attracting undergraduate and postgraduate taught students. The appointed agency will work closely with the marketing team at the University of Essex to deliver activity which contributes to our recruitment growth objectives and is in-line with all other student recruitment activity. This work will need to be in-line with our brand identity and annual recruitment campaign guidelines.

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.

HYBRID NEWS LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£8.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 May 2026
Including VAT
£10m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06993551
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS1 4HX, 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
T1170
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
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Id
GB-COH-RC000652

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000652

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQBL-6931-JNGJ

Address

Street Address
Wivenhoe Park
Locality
Colchester
Postal Code
CO4 3SQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH34

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
HYBRID NEWS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-06993551

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06993551

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCJL-7563-YRGZ

Address

Street Address
46-48 Queen Charlotte Street
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 4HX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

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
79340000
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06993551
Name
HYBRID NEWS LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

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

Period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Possibility to extend for 4 years and a 2 plus 2 basis

Value

Including VAT
10,000,000
Amount
8,333,333.33
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-17016
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
051768-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Jun 2026, 10:47
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Post campaign reports
Description
Post campaign reports should be submitted within 10 working days of the campaign closing date and a de-brief call scheduled by the agency with us to run through.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Account management
Description
Confirmation of no less than a two-week handover between account managers if our account manager leaves.
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Uptime plans
Description
The supplier must inform the University of any uptime plans for updates ect to the dashboard, no less than 48 hours in advance.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Colchester · UKH34 · CO4 3SQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 028468-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 051768-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·