Scope
Description
The City of Liverpool College are going out to tender for a one year contract (with the option to extend for one extra year) for the Marketing & Communications Services, Fully Integrated Marketing, PR & Public Services.
This was originally published on Contracts Finder as a Prior Information Notice in February 2025. No pre-market engagement for this tender has been undertaken for the following reason:
The Director of Marketing has garnered enough information from the organisation itself & her own experience of the sector over the years to fully understand the needs and requirements for the College and does not feel the need to engage for any further information for this contract.'
The documents for this tender are ready to be downloaded and the closing date for the return of your tenders via the College`s In-Tend website is 12 noon on 9th April 2025.
Total value (estimated)
- £30,000 excluding VAT
- £36,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2025 to 1 August 2026
- 1 year, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79342000 - Marketing services
- 79342100 - Direct marketing services
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
Submission
Enquiry deadline
10 April 2025, 1:00pm
Submission type
Tenders
Tender submission deadline
22 April 2025, 1:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tcolc/aspx/Home
Companies must be registered on this portal to be able to locate the ITT, respond & upload their return
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
20 May 2025
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 1 May 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Simple description | Price: 40% Quality: 50% (made up of 3 x separate questions that are shown within the ITT document) Environmental & Corporate Responsibility: 5% Added Value: 5% |
Price |
Weighting description
Price: 40%
Quality: 50% (made up of 3 x separate questions that are shown within the ITT document)
Environmental & Corporate Responsibility: 5%
Added Value: 5%
Other information
Payment terms
Payment is by receipt of invoice against a valid purchase order, payment will be via BACs transfer
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
This is a 1 x year contract for the Fully Integrated Marketing, PR & Public Services Marketing requirements with an optional 1 x year extension
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
No pre-market engagement for this tender has been undertaken for the following reason:
The Director of Marketing has garnered enough information from the organisation itself & her own experience of the sector over the years to fully understand the needs and requirements for the College and does not feel the need to engage for any further information for this contract.'
Documents
Documents to be provided after the tender notice
Via the College's In-Tend portal, companies would need to register via the link below to locate the ITT and supporting documents as follows:
Contracting authority
The City of Liverpool College
- UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10003955
The City of Liverpool College
The Learning Exchange, Liverpool
L1 9DW
United Kingdom
Contact name: Tina Smith
Telephone: 01512523243
Email: tina.smith@liv-coll.ac.uk
Website: http://www.liv-coll.ac.uk
Region: UKD72 - Liverpool
Organisation type: Public authority - central government