Pipeline Notice - Educational Recruitment and Advertising Services

Official notice

Authority: ASTON UNIVERSITY (Education)

ServicesSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Guernsey (GG)Isle of Man (IM)Jersey (JE)

+1 more

Planned pipeline value£3,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensions · starts 31 Aug 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Please note that this is a Pipeline Notice only. A full options appraisal will be carried out in due course and a decision made thereafter with regards to any next steps (if any) for Educational Recruitment and Advertising Services. Please note that this is a Pipeline Notice only, and the use of the CPV code 79600000 refers to Recruitment Services in the context of recruiting students. The anticipated contract value of £3m is a very provisional estimate based on a possible 3 year + 1 year (4 year total) overall contract value.

CPV: Advertising services · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE

Contract period: 31 Aug 2027 – 31 Aug 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensions

Delivery listed: Guernsey (GG), Isle of Man (IM), Jersey (JE), UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

79341000 Advertising services 79600000 Recruitment services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: 23 May 2025, 06:59 BST
Last source update: 23 May 2025, 06:59 BST
Authority reference: Pipeline Only
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-025450
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Advertising servicesRecruitment services
Delivery area in notice: Guernsey (GG)Isle of Man (IM)Jersey (JE)UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051fb5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 31 Aug 2027 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
23 May 2025, 06:59 BST
Tender notice expected
1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Today
28 Oct 2026
Contract startsin 306 days
31 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
23 May 2025, 06:59 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000904 · GB-PPON: PTLB-7496-TPTR Aston Triangle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7ETContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender23 May 2025, 06:59 BST