Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Hertfordshire
College Lane
Hatfield
AL10 9AB
UK
Contact person: Procurement Department
E-mail: s.ahmed52@herts.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Media Services - 2025
Reference number: 24046
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79341400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University and its subsidiary companies are looking to recruit one agency for strategic and operational media services.It is intended that the contract will run for an initial period of three years with the option to extend by a further two years in one-year increments, subject to satisfactory performance.Full details of the business requirements can be found within the tender pack documents which will be available via In-Tend when prospective bidders express interest.Please return your tender in a timely manner such that it arrives no later than 7th of March 2025 at 12:00:00. Any submissions returned after this will not be considered.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH2
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a contract for the provision of Media Services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
7 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
It is anticipated that the contract will run from the 1st of May 2025 for three (3) years until 30th April 2028. At the end of the first three years the University will have an option to extend for a further two years. This is subject to satisfactory performance of the contract. The contract duration is a maximum of five years.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/03/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/03/2025
Local time: 12:00
Place:
These will be opened on the e-tendering portal
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Crown Commercial Services
Liverpool
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Reviews must be submitted in the ten day standstill period
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
AL10 9AB
Hatfield
AL10 9AB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/02/2025