Marketing & Communications Services

University of BathcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-050c27Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£150k

Awarded 13 Jul 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

08 Aug 2025

Description

Established in 2002, SETsquared is a unique enterprise partnership between the six leading research-led UK universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Its mission is to turn innovation into thriving business, maximising the impact of a combined £600m research portfolio and driving social and economic impact by supporting academics, students and regional businesses with world-leading business incubation, innovation, and growth support services. To date, the partnership has collectively created over 200 spin-out companies, supported over 5,000 entrepreneurs working in the most challenging fields of science and technology, and helped businesses raise over £5bn in investment and funding. We now seek a marketing and communications agency to work with us over an initial 12-month term (with up to four one-year extensions). Key responsibilities include end-to-end support for flagship events (notably our annual Investment Showcase and associated webinars), recruitment campaigns for new programmes, strategic content and social-media planning, HubSpot-based newsletter and CRM management, website and innovation-platform maintenance, branding stewardship, and ongoing creation of digital, print and video materials To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=971961816

Scope

Reference
UoBath/Proc/1382
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Jul 2025 to 01 Jul 2026
Possible extension to 01 Jul 2030

4 x 1 Years

CPV classifications
79340000
79342000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
PriceLong criteria descriptionprice40.00%
Quality: Outline ApproachLong criteria descriptionquality30.00%
Quality: ExperienceLong criteria descriptionquality30.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£150k

Award date

13 Jul 2025

Contract start

11 Aug 2025

Contract end

11 Aug 2026