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Media Planning and Buying for Reputation, Business Engagement and Student Recruitment Marketing

Sheffield Hallam University

Estimated Value

Up to £10,416,667

Deadline

12 September 2025

Published

18 March 2026

Type

Not specified

Yorkshire and the HumberGBopen

Overview

The University requires a media planning and buying agency to assist in achieving its strategic marketing and student recruitment objectives, which include: ● delivering student recruitment success and engagement across the prospective student journey in line with academic and financial targets Home and International ● raising the profile and enhancing the reputation of the University through institutional positioning and research impact ● promoting the University brand and Sheffield city to achieve stand out and cut through in our competitive marketplace ● generating business leads through business engagement activity to support apprenticeship, placement, KTP and other institutional objectives ● Measuring and optimising all activity using data and insights to ensure our activities are relevant and impactful The agency will proactively support and work in partnership with the University's Marketing Directorate. In scope are all media planning and buying activities across Prospective Student Recruitment marketing and all brand level marketing as well as lead generation business to business marketing, paid search activity and social media campaigns across all audiences.

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Award Details

HAVAS PEOPLE LIMITED

5 Jan 202620 Jan 2026 – 19 Jan 2029

£10,416,667

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Sheffield Hallam University
Typepublic body
Total tenders78
Total spend£72,725,036
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18 March 2026

Submission deadline

12 September 2025

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