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Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (NERARS)

Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 22:18.

Opportunity overview

The Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services Framework Agreement supports the public sector with education recruitment advertising and resourcing as well as student recruitment advertising. The current framework is made up of 2 lots as described below; Lot 1 - Education Recruitment Advertising & Resourcing Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing which range from all types of advertising services including recruitment of staff, advertisement creation and production, type setting and copy writing, media buying, art direction, brand management and where required full creative services for new advertising campaigns. Lot 2 - Student Recruitment Marketing Student Recruitment Advertising marketing to attract UK and overseas students and is focussed on media buying and advertisement placement.

Classification

  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • CPV79300000 — Market and economic research; polling and statistics
  • CPV79310000 — Market research services
  • CPV79320000 — Public-opinion polling services
  • CPV79340000 — Advertising and marketing services
  • CPV79341000 — Advertising services
  • CPV79341100 — Advertising consultancy services
  • CPV79341200 — Advertising management services
  • CPV79341400 — Advertising campaign services
  • CPV79341500 — Aeral advertising services
  • CPV79342000 — Marketing services
  • CPV79342100 — Direct marketing services
  • CPV79342200 — Promotional services
  • CPV79342300 — Customer services
  • CPV79342310 — Customer survey services
  • CPV79342311 — Customer satisfaction survey
  • CPV79342320 — Customer-care services
  • CPV79342400 — Auction services
  • CPV79342410 — Electronic auction services
  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services
  • CPV79800000 — Printing and related services
  • CPV79810000 — Printing services
  • CPV79811000 — Digital printing services
  • CPV79820000 — Services related to printing
  • CPV79821000 — Print finishing services
  • CPV79821100 — Proofreading services
  • CPV79822000 — Composition services
  • CPV79822500 — Graphic design services
  • CPV79823000 — Printing and delivery services
  • CPV79824000 — Printing and distribution services
  • CPV79900000 — Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value 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
PFB4064 SU
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Additional Procurement Categories

goods

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
16 Jun 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 Feb 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79340000
Description
Advertising and marketing services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79300000
Description
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79310000
Description
Market research services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79320000
Description
Public-opinion polling services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
79341000
Description
Advertising services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
79341100
Description
Advertising consultancy services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
79341200
Description
Advertising management services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
79341400
Description
Advertising campaign services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
79341500
Description
Aeral advertising services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342000
Description
Marketing services
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342100
Description
Direct marketing services
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342200
Description
Promotional services
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342300
Description
Customer services
Entry 15
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342310
Description
Customer survey services
Entry 16
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342311
Description
Customer satisfaction survey
Entry 17
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342320
Description
Customer-care services
Entry 18
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342400
Description
Auction services
Entry 19
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342410
Description
Electronic auction services
Entry 20
Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services
Entry 21
Scheme
CPV
Id
79800000
Description
Printing and related services
Entry 22
Scheme
CPV
Id
79810000
Description
Printing services
Entry 23
Scheme
CPV
Id
79811000
Description
Digital printing services
Entry 24
Scheme
CPV
Id
79820000
Description
Services related to printing
Entry 25
Scheme
CPV
Id
79821000
Description
Print finishing services
Entry 26
Scheme
CPV
Id
79821100
Description
Proofreading services
Entry 27
Scheme
CPV
Id
79822000
Description
Composition services
Entry 28
Scheme
CPV
Id
79822500
Description
Graphic design services
Entry 29
Scheme
CPV
Id
79823000
Description
Printing and delivery services
Entry 30
Scheme
CPV
Id
79824000
Description
Printing and distribution services
Entry 31
Scheme
CPV
Id
79900000
Description
Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
SUPC are looking to conduct Pre Market Engagement for the re-tender of the Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (NERARS) Framework Agreement. The framework supports the public sector with education recruitment advertising and Resourcing as well as student recruitment advertising. The purpose of the PME is to understand different commercial models that we could use to make informed decisions to assist the pricing model and specification for the new iteration of the framework. We would like feedback to gain a better understanding of how you manage your prices, what you think works well, what you have seen that works well on other tenders/frameworks and what you would like to see on the new iteration of the framework. A market engagement questionnaire has been created for all who are interested to express interest, provide feedback on the current structure and provide valuable insights that will help shape the next framework. The link for the survey can be found at; https://forms.office.com/e/EfVpuqWGk9 (alternatively the link to the survey can be found in the document attached to this notice) If required, SUPC might request a follow up meeting with the supplier to discuss their survey response in more detail. The deadline for responses to the survey is 27th February 2026. Disclaimer This Pre-Market Engagement is intended solely to gather market insights and inform future scoping for the potential framework. It does not represent a solicitation, request for proposal, or commitment to proceed with any procurement process. No contractual or financial obligations arise from participation in this engagement. All decisions remain subject to internal approvals and applicable policies. Non-Commitment: This is not a tender and does not guarantee a future procurement. No Advantage/Disadvantage: Engagement (or lack of) does not influence any subsequent tender evaluation. Engagement also does not guarantee participation in the procurement process. Accuracy Liability: The information provided is for market research only Rights Reserved: SUPC reserve the right to change the process or abandon the procurement altogether, should they wish to.
Due
30 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012604-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Feb 2026, 17:00
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)
Id
GB-PPON-PZZN-4928-CWMD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZZN-4928-CWMD

Address

Street Address
Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG6 6BU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Name
Oliver Bradbury-Stewart
Telephone
+44 1183784304

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Reading · UKJ11 · RG6 6BU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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