Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Supplier
- Havas People
- Value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Business services · Advertising and marketing services (CPV 79340000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Dec 2025
- Published14 Jan 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
The University of Chester invited tenders from specialist Higher Education marketing agencies on Lot 2 - Student Recruitment Marketing of the Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (National) NERARS 2022 Framework Agreement (Reference: PFB4051 SU). The appointed agency will primarily support media planning and buying for UK student recruitment campaigns, with a clear focus on driving the University's growth agenda and increasing home undergraduate student numbers. This will be a two-year contract, with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months on a year-by-year basis. While the core requirement is media planning and buying, the University expects the successful agency to work collaboratively on campaign strategy, providing audience, market and competitor insights to strengthen our competitive position. Additionally, the University may occasionally draw on the agency's creative services to support the development of campaign assets and messaging. The total c…
About the supplier
Havas People: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02793794).