Media Buying Tender - Nottingham Trent University

Media Buying Tender – Nottingham Trent University

To support the marketing of our student recruitment and brand positioning campaigns.

United Kingdom-Nottingham: Advertising and marketing services

2020/S 178-431078

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Nottingham Trent University
Postal address: 50 Shakespeare Street
Town: Nottingham
NUTS code: UKF14 Nottingham
Postal code: NG1 4FQ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Procurement Department
E-mail: dean.scaife@ntu.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1158482921
Fax: +44 1158488770

Internet address(es):Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu

Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu/aspx/Home

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Provision of Media Buying Activities for Staff and Student Recruitment Advertisement

Reference number: NTU/19/1032/DS

II.1.2)Main CPV code

79340000 Advertising and marketing services

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

NTU is seeking a media buying supplier to support the marketing of our student recruitment and brand positioning campaigns. The appointed agency will need expertise into our markets, our audiences (including undergraduate, postgraduate and further education), the channels we use to reach those people and the insight and knowledge to help us reach more of those audiences so we can achieve our student recruitment objectives in an engaging, inclusive, innovative and efficient way.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

79340000 Advertising and marketing services

79341200 Advertising management services

79341000 Advertising services

79341100 Advertising consultancy services

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKF14 Nottingham

Main site or place of performance:

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

The contract will operate for a period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers with agreed key performance indicator.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

See invitation to tender (ITT Stage) documentation.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 20/10/2020

Local time: 09:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 20/10/2020

Local time: 09:00

Place:

InTend tendering portal.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

4 years.

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

Deadline for clarifications 13 October 2020. Deadline to request access to the ITT documents — 13 October 2020. Tender return date — 20 October 2020.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Nottingham Trent University
Town: Nottingham
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

09/09/2020