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The University's Business School is seeking external organisations to support media visibility, audience engagement, business community outreach and stakeholder engagement activities. These services include content and editorial opportunities, audience development, business networking, economic insight initiatives, events and promotional activities.
The University is considering a procurement approach comprising two service lots:
Lot 1 - Media, Content and Audience Reach
Lot 2 - Business Engagement, Events and Economic Insight
This pre-market engagement exercise is intended to inform the development of the full procurement and ensure that the Invitation to Tender (ITT) reflects current best practice, innovation and market capability.
Total value £130,000 (Estimated)
Contract dates (January 2027 – December 2030)
Duration: Up to 4 years (initial term plus extensions)
Anticipated start: Q1 2027 (indicative)
Engagement deadline TBC (Q4 2026)
Engagement process description
The University's objective is to establish a proportionate and effective approach to procuring services that strengthen its profile, reputation and engagement with key audiences.
This includes strengthening the University's ability to:
The University is seeking market insight to inform how this requirement can best be delivered, including approaches, methodologies and innovations that are aligned to the Higher Education sector.
Indicative scope of requirement
While requirements continue to be refined, the University anticipates that appointed supplier(s) may support the following activities.
Lot 1 - Media, Content and Audience Reach
Possible services may include:
| Lot | Title | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 | — |
The University welcomes views on how such services are commonly structured, measured and contracted within comparable organisations.
Lot 2 - Business Engagement, Events and Economic Insight
Possible services may include:
The University welcomes feedback on innovative approaches to business engagement and the most effective delivery models for higher education institutions.
Purpose of this engagement
This pre-market engagement exercise is designed to:
Insights gathered will directly inform the final specification and procurement approach.