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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Newcastle University

(NU/1589-1) Digital PR for NICA (National Innovation Centre for Ageing)

Business ServicesCPV 79000000 72210000 48480000 48481000 79413000 79342000 72212481 72212480
Value£26k
Awarded7 Dec 2020
Published8 Jan 2021
RegionNorth East
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£26ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Business Services band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

NICA has recently rebuilt their website to gain independence from Newcastle University and ensure their digital presence better aligns with what they represent.

This website will be going in October 2020.

The next step for NICA is to start building a 'footprint' in the North East.

Specifically, NICA wants to increase their PR efforts.

There are two main requirements from press: local/national exposure and international exposure.

NICA require a PR agency with strong local connections.

The agency will be supplied with plenty of assets to work from, including branded materials and internal support.

The agency will be required to gain regional and national exposure for NICA, showcasing events, expansions, new innovations and more.

Applicants responding must be able to demonstrate: • A network of regional contacts • Evidence of working within the research sector • Evidence of existing clients' exposure featured in regional and national publications • Examples of reporting methods, including KPIs

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

NICA has recently rebuilt their website

NICA has recently rebuilt their website to gain independence from Newcastle University and ensure their digital presence better aligns with what they represent.

02

The agency will be supplied with plenty

The agency will be supplied with plenty of assets to work from, including branded materials and internal support.

03

The agency will be required to gain

The agency will be required to gain regional and national exposure for NICA, showcasing events, expansions, new innovations and more.

04

Applicants responding must be able to demonstrate

Applicants responding must be able to demonstrate:.

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Stage
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Source
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Buyer ref
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