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Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services

Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)

Key dates and value

Status
Open
Submission deadline
19 Feb 2027
Published
22 Oct 2026
Estimated value
£80m
Contract start
1 Mar 2027
Contract end
28 Feb 2029
Location
Reading, South East England
Notice type
UK4

Overview

For the supply of Education Recruitment Advertising, Marketing, Attraction and Student Recruitment Services

CPV codes

  • 79340000 Advertising and marketing services
  • 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • 79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
  • 79341000 Advertising services
  • 79341100 Advertising consultancy services
  • 79341200 Advertising management services
  • 79341400 Advertising campaign services
  • 79341500 Aeral advertising services
  • 79342000 Marketing services
  • 79342100 Direct marketing services
  • 79342200 Promotional services
  • 79342300 Customer services
  • 79342310 Customer survey services
  • 79342311 Customer satisfaction survey
  • 79342320 Customer-care services
  • 79342400 Auction services
  • 79342410 Electronic auction services
  • 79600000 Recruitment services
  • 79800000 Printing and related services
  • 79810000 Printing services
  • 79811000 Digital printing services
  • 79820000 Services related to printing
  • 79821000 Print finishing services
  • 79821100 Proofreading services
  • 79822500 Graphic design services
  • 79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services

About the buyer

Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) has published 5 tender notices since 27 Oct 2023, with a combined advertised value of £1.3bn. 2 of them are currently open.

How to apply

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