# Media Planning & Buying Services - AWARD

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Sunderland](/buyers/university-of-sunderland/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: RH Partners
- Award value: £3,000,000
- Tender value: £3,000,000
- Award date: 7 April 2022
- Published: 20 April 2022
- Contract start: 8 April 2022
- Contract end: 7 April 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3de30082-97ed-4d9e-85d6-6c39218c711f-530245
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-87f7fbb5-f84f-4983-8271-bef9179b7e1b

## Description

The University of Sunderland and its subsidiaries would like to invite tenders to provide planning, sourcing and purchasing of media, using different media channels for its student recruitment and brand awareness campaigns and other advertising requirements, including B2B media buying\. Working with the University of Sunderland and its subsidiaries commencing approximately April 2022, the tender is for a period of 3 years' with the option to extend for 2 years' in 12 monthly increments\. The overall contract value is estimated at GBP £3 million over 5 years' \(the maximum contract length\) i\.e\. GBP £600,000 per annum \(excluding VAT where applicable\) - note there are no guarantees on spend levels\. We also reserve the right to spend an additional 100% of the original anticipated budget, subject to changes to requirements across the University, for the duration of the award, and purchase some elements of local media directly where we have existing contracts\. Expressions of interest and tender documents are available via In-Tend https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/universityofsunderland/aspx/Home Note closing date for return of tenders and documents is 12 noon - Monday 14th February 2022

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3de30082-97ed-4d9e-85d6-6c39218c711f-530245)