University of Bath has published this notice through Delta eSourcing
| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | Marketing & Communications Services |
| Notice type: | UK6: Contract award notice |
| Authority: | University of Bath |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short Description: | Established in 2002, SETsquared is a unique enterprise partnership between the six leading research-led UK universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Its mission is to turn innovation into thriving business, maximising the impact of a combined £600m research portfolio and driving social and economic impact by supporting academics, students and regional businesses with world-leading business incubation, innovation, and growth support services. To date, the partnership has collectively created over 200 spin-out companies, supported over 5,000 entrepreneurs working in the most challenging fields of science and technology, and helped businesses raise over £5bn in investment and funding. We now seek a marketing and communications agency to work with us over an initial 12-month term (with up to four one-year extensions). Key responsibilities include end-to-end support for flagship events (notably our annual Investment Showcase and associated webinars), recruitment campaigns for new programmes, strategic content and social-media planning, HubSpot-based newsletter and CRM management, website and innovation-platform maintenance, branding stewardship, and ongoing creation of digital, print and video materials |
| Published: | 08/08/2025 08:23 |
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Description: Established in 2002, SETsquared is a unique enterprise partnership between the six leading research-led UK universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Its mission is to turn innovation into thriving business, maximising the impact of a combined £600m research portfolio and driving social and economic impact by supporting academics, students and regional businesses with world-leading business incubation, innovation, and growth support services. To date, the partnership has collectively created over 200 spin-out companies, supported over 5,000 entrepreneurs working in the most challenging fields of science and technology, and helped businesses raise over £5bn in investment and funding.
We now seek a marketing and communications agency to work with us over an initial 12-month term (with up to four one-year extensions). Key responsibilities include end-to-end support for flagship events (notably our annual Investment Showcase and associated webinars), recruitment campaigns for new programmes, strategic content and social-media planning, HubSpot-based newsletter and CRM management, website and innovation-platform maintenance, branding stewardship, and ongoing creation of digital, print and video materials
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Total value (estimated):
GBP 275,000 excluding VAT GBP 330,000 including VAT
Contract Details
Contract 1
Contract value: GBP 180,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold: Yes
Award decision date: 14/07/2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed: 11/08/2025
Contract dates (estimated): 12/08/2025 to 11/08/2026
Main procurement category: SERVICES
CPV classifications:
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services.
79342000 - Marketing services.
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure