Official UK procurement notice
Digital Marketing Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Liverpool John Moores University (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Published estimate£2,000,000≈ £500k / year · £2,000,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 28 Jan 2026awarded 13 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to Anything Is Possible Media Limited
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is the award notice
The cost of winning bidder has been assessed on the cost of their service against a £400k per annum budget over a 4 year period
The budget may increase or decrease per annum during the life of the contract.
- How the procedure runs: LJMU are conducting a multi-stage procurement process to establish an agreement for Digital Marketing Services. This procurement exercise is split into three stages: • Stage One - Selection - A questionnaire regarding capability which includes mandatory pass / fail criterion such as turnover, insurance etc. LJMU envisages shortlisting six bidders/ applicants to Stage Two - the ITT. Failure to be able to meet mandatory criteria will result in expulsion from this procurement process. • Stage Two - ITT - A document requesting contract specific detail and pricing. LJMU envisage shortlisting three companies to discovery stage - in the event of a tie break for the top three places, the lowest costed bid (s) will be the determining factor. The documents provided are indicative, of what shortlisted companies will receive , do not complete at stage one. • Stage Three - Discovery Stage - Those invited to this stage will be expected to be on an LJMU site for one day. The day will consist of a site tour, an exercise (to be provided on the day) , and clarification questions. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. The details for stage three are attached to the In-tend document set, this is for information only and only those shortlisted to stage three will receive a formal invitation and confirmation of venue and date.
CPV: Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
n/a
- Technical & professional ability
as per Tender pack
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Digital Campaign Plan and Insight: 20%
- Account and Contract Management: 15%
- Campaign Management: 25%
- Discovery stage: 20%
- Media Costing: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Digital Campaign Plan and Insight: as per ITT documents
- Account and Contract Management: as per ITT pack
- Campaign Management: as per ITT pack
- Media Costing: as per ITT pack
- Social Value: as per ITT pack
- Discovery stage: as per ITT pack
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
n/a
- Technical & professional ability
as per Tender pack
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Sept 2025, 09:33 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 11:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
LJMU 2520- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075349- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a0a1Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days DOI
- How it runs
LJMU are conducting a multi-stage procurement process to establish an agreement for Digital Marketing Services. This procurement exercise is split into three stages:
- Stage One - Selection - A questionnaire regarding capability which includes mandatory pass / fail criterion such as turnover, insurance etc. LJMU envisages shortlisting six bidders/ applicants to Stage Two - the ITT. Failure to be able to meet mandatory criteria will result in expulsion from this procurement process.
- Stage Two - ITT - A document requesting contract specific detail and pricing. LJMU envisage shortlisting three companies to discovery stage - in the event of a tie break for the top three places, the lowest costed bid (s) will be the determining factor. The documents provided are indicative, of what shortlisted companies will receive , do not complete at stage one.
- Stage Three - Discovery Stage - Those invited to this stage will be expected to be on an LJMU site for one day. The day will consist of a site tour, an exercise (to be provided on the day) , and clarification questions. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. The details for stage three are attached to the In-tend document set, this is for information only and only those shortlisted to stage three will receive a formal invitation and confirmation of venue and date.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
in-tendhost.co.uk/ljmu/aspx/Home ↗
The PSQ submission is due 12 noon 5th December 2025
Those shortlisted and invited to the second stage have a deadline of 28th January 2026 to submit their bid.
Timeline
24 Sept 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published398 days ago24 Sept 2025, 09:33 BST
- Market engagement385 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
To access the request for information documents please register on In-tend and obtain the documents from there.
in-tendhost.co.uk/ljmu/aspx/Home ↗
Please do not make direct access with the buyer either by email or telephone - we cannot guarantee we will respond
- Tender notice published341 days ago19 Nov 2025, 15:45 GMT
- Next notice expected294 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent225 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published224 days ago17 Mar 2026, 11:49 GMT
- Standstill ends213 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Sept 2025, 09:33 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 Sept 2025, 12:04 BSTUK2
- Published value updated29 Sept 2025, 12:04 BST
- Tender notice published19 Nov 2025, 15:45 GMTUK4
- Published value updated19 Nov 2025, 15:45 GMT
- Status changed to active19 Nov 2025, 15:45 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Nov 2025, 15:45 GMT
- Deadline published: 28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT19 Nov 2025, 15:45 GMT
- Contract award notice published17 Mar 2026, 11:49 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Mar 2026, 11:49 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The contract value was incorrect on the initial notice
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 24 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £151,0561 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 98 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anything Is Possible Media LimitedSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: subject to performance and continued budget | £151,056 inc. VAT | 13 Mar 2026standstill to 27 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE MEDIA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications e-tendering portal - all interested parties must register on In-tend - please do not contact the Buyer via email or tel
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender