PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Integrated Communication

OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) · published 6 Feb 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID1f73ea8b-2a45-4743-8550-5d21a48fa49e-824085
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-8a6f1ec7-9035-4d7e-8871-6ff5e9343c69
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/3TQF8m8D
Release typetenderAmendment
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

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Award value
Not disclosed
award field
Tender value
£2,000,000
tender field
Procurement method
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Category
services
CPV
79416000
Public relations services
Delivery
Not stated
MK7 6BP
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The Open University is seeking a supplier of integrated communication (Public Relations) services to support the organisations Marketing and Communications teams. The restricted procurement procedure under the terms of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 requires potential bidders to complete a Standard Supplier Selection Questionnaire in the first instance. The five (5) highest scoring bidders will be invited to the invitation to tender stage. The contract is for an initial period of two (2) years and may be extended by the OU by two further twelve (12) month periods up to a maximum of four years in total. Further details are contained in the procurement documents, via the URL link detailed in this notice.

Tender statusactive
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release6 Feb 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published5 Mar 2025
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 6 Feb 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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