INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROVISION OF MARKETING SERVICES

1. Croydon College are seeking to appoint a company to provide leadership and management of marketing and communications at Croydon College. 2. The contract with the successful tenderer is intended to commence from 17th October 2022 and will be awarded for an initial period of 1 year. Consideration will be given to extending the contract for a further year (to a total of 2 years), subject to satisfactory performance and the agreement of both parties. Regular reviews of the agreement will take place. 3. The contract will be awarded on a balance of the economically advantageous return and an assessment of quality of information provided, as requested in the ITT. The contract value will be up to £70k per annum (exclusive of VAT). 4. Providers wishing to apply for this opportunity must: • Have a proven successful track record of providing marketing services for an educational institution • Have the capacity to deliver 100% of the total contract volume tendered • Provide all of the information requested within the ITT and its appendices The College will not consider any tenderers that fail to meet any of the criteria above. 5. The deadline for submitting clarification requests regarding this opportunity by email to tenders@croydon.ac.uk is 16 September 2022, 17:00. Please use the email address for any clarification requests and application submissions. Communications received over the telephone or on another email address will not be responded to and enquirers will be asked to resend their communication to the official tender email above. This is to ensure that consistent advice is provided to all enquirers. 6. Tender submissions should be returned electronically to tenders@croydon.ac.uk by 17.00 on 30 September 2022. Paper submissions will not be accepted. 7. For full details of application instructions, acceptable application format, tender requirements and the tendering process timetable please read the tender documents attached to this notice.