Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Media Buying
Authority: University of Central Lancashire (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£5,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Mar 2021awarded 2 Aug 2021
Awarded to McCann Central
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University are looking to appoint an experienced agency for the provision of both digital and offline media buying.
- Recurrence: February 2026
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · February 2026
- First published
- 28 Jan 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Mar 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025124- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028e5bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 1 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Mar 2021, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Mar 2021 → 7 Oct 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened1 Mar 2021, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published7 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £5,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Aug 2021
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCann Central | £5,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Media Buying · McCann Central
- Signed
- 2 Aug 2021
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- University of Central LancashireReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- McCann CentralAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.