External consultancy in support of US marketing strategy development

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£350,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 May 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Prophet Brand Strategy2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The International Student Diversification Strategy Board identified that an external consultancy was required to support the University of Manchester in the development of its US marketing and student recruitment strategy.

This project requires a specialist external partner/consultancy with relevant Higher Education strategy development experience AND a presence and/or expertise based in both the UK and the USA.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 May 2023, 15:58 BST
Last source update: 17 May 2023, 14:54 BST
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-014075
Classification (CPV): Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c6e8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: This project required a specialist external partner/consultancy with relevant Higher Education strategy development experience AND a presence and/or expertise based in both the UK and the USA.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £350,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 17 May 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Prophet Brand StrategyExternal consultancy to support the University of Manchester in the development of its US marketing and student recruitment strategy.	—	—	Awarded
Prophet Brand Strategy	£350,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 014075-2023-1 · Prophet Brand Strategy
Signed
17 May 2023
Value
£350,000
Status
active
External consultancy to support the University of Manchester in the development of its US marketing and student recruitment strategy. · Prophet Brand Strategy
Signed
17 Apr 2023
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
The International Student Diversification Strategy Board identified that an external…	1bids	—	—	£150,000 – £350,000
Whole notice	—	—	—	£150,000 – £350,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Manchester

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10007798 John Owens Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, North West, M13 9PLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of Justice of EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Prophet Brand Strategy LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: Prophet Brand Strategy Limited 10 Bedford Street, London, South East, WC2E 9HE
Prophet Brand Strategy LimitedAwarded supplier 10 Bedford Street, London, North West, WC2E 9HE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.