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Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services
Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · published 22 Oct 2026
- Deadline
- 19 Feb 2027, 12:00 · questions by 6 Nov 2026, 12:00
- Estimated value
- £80,000,000 excluding VAT where stated
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure · above threshold
- Contract dates
- 1 Mar 2027 to 28 Feb 2029
- Where
- South East (buyer's location)
- Categories (CPV)
- 79340000 Advertising and marketing services
- 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79341000 Advertising services
- 79341100 Advertising consultancy services
- 79341200 Advertising management services
- 79341400 Advertising campaign services
- 79341500 Aeral advertising services
- and 18 more
- Lots
- 5 lots
- Lot 1 – Education Recruitment Advertising & Resourcing — £16,000,000
- Lot 2A –UK Student Recruitment Marketing and Attraction Services — £16,000,000
- Lot 2B –UK Student Recruitment Platforms and Marketplace Services — £16,000,000
- Lot 3A - International Student Recruitment Marketing and Attraction Services — £16,000,000
- Lot 3B - International Student Recruitment Platforms, Agency and Partnership Services — £16,000,000
- Small businesses
- The buyer marks this as suitable for SMEs.
- Award criteria
- Commercial (price)40%
- Quality (quality)60%
Description
For the supply of Education Recruitment Advertising, Marketing, Attraction and Student Recruitment Services
Notices for this procurement
- 22 Oct 2026 · Tender notice (update)100165-2026 (opens in a new tab)
- 22 Oct 2026 · Tender notice099922-2026 (opens in a new tab)
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