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School Teacher Recruitment Marketing Campaign

Department for Education

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department for Education

Buyer Address: Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, UKI32, SW1P3BT, United Kingdom

Contact Email: core.procurement@education.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
selective
Value
7200000.0 GBP
Gross: 9000000 GBP
Published
24 Mar 2025, 12:15
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The objective of the School Teacher Recruitment Marketing Campaign is to support recruitment of c. 35,000 people into Initial Teacher Training every year, alongside the government priority to recruit an additional 6,500 new expert teachers across our schools, both mainstream and specialist, and our colleges over the course of this parliament. (This campaign will only target school teachers). Our aim is to inspire and attract candidates and grow the appeal of teaching amongst students and graduates under the age of 30, who are the group most likely to train to become a teacher. We are looking for a lead creative and strategic agency that will set a new direction for the school recruitment marketing campaign to tackle a challenging, ever-changing graduate recruitment market and ensure the campaign delivers communications excellence and innovation, as demanded by Government Communications Service professional standards. The deliverables of this campaign are: • Campaign strategy and platform. • Brand strategy and guardianship to support wider marketing activities. • Creative development and production for paid advertising and to support the application of the creative strategy and platform across other marketing touchpoints, including the Get Into Teaching website. • Strategy, development and content production for direct marketing journeys (segmented email programmes). This tender notice is for the award of a public contract through a competitive flexible procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023.

Linked Documents

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010886-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Has Options: Yes

Lot 1 Options: Options to purchase additional services as required.

Lot 1 Value: GBP 7,200,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 9,000,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-10-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-09-30T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (65%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social value (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (25%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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