University of Bath: GB-Bath: Media Monitoring Services

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1. Title: GB-Bath: Media Monitoring Services
2. Awarding Authority:
    University of Bath
    Procurement Services, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
    Tel. +441225385634, Email: L.Kilawee@bath.ac.uk, URL: https://www.bath.ac.uk/professional-services/finance-and-procurement/
    Contact: Liam Kilawee, Attn: Liam Kilawee
3. Contract Type: Services
      Sub Type: Research and development services.

4. Description: Communication and multimedia software development services. The University of Bath Department of Communications require the following support services

1 Media database

The media database must be:
•Searchable by outlet type, outlet name, subject area, location, journalist name, type of correspondent etc.
•Regularly updated
•International – including major media outlets in other countries


2 Media monitoring and analytics

Monitoring should include print, broadcast and online. Analytics should include:

•Volume and reach of coverage
Country/region (including the ability to track coverage internationally)
•Ability to link broadcast items to specific press releases or campaigns
•Inclusion/prominence of key messages
•Spokespeople quoted
•Ability to segment coverage by topic (for example, for us it might be research on engineering, science, social sciences, or broader topics such as student relations, university ratings etc.)
•AVE (we are aware of the limitations of this metric but still need it on occasion)
•Tracking selected competitors for benchmarking purposes is not an essential part of the brief but if this option is available, please outline the scope and costs for this


3 Reporting

We need to be able to use the analytics to produce tailored reports on coverage generated by specific press releases or campaigns ourselves.

The reports will need to be able to reference data from the analytics including covering reach, volume, spokesperson, AVE and sentiment analysis, broken down by date, topic and type.
5. CPV Codes:
   72212500 - Communication and multimedia software development services.

6. NUTS Codes :
   UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: UoBath/Proc/981
9. Awarded to:

    Meltwater (UK) Ltd
    National ID: 04575191, Tower Bridge House, St Katharine’s Way, London, E1W 1DD, United Kingdom
    Tel. +44207183 5076, Email: victoria.tessmar@meltwater.com, URL: https://www.bath.ac.uk/teams/procurement-team/
    Attn: Victoria Tessmar
Value Cost: 500,000
Is Awardee likely to subcontract?: No Awarded to SME?: No
10. Date of Contract Award: 10/09/2021
11. Number of Tenders Received: 4
12. Other Information:
Other Information: To view this notice, please click here:
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TKR-2021921-PRO-18944147
Suitable for VCO: No
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 29/11/2021
Period of Work End date: 28/11/2024