UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The University of Northampton has a commitment to social innovation and creating social impact. This means that as an institution, we work hard to have a positive effect on the world around us, which includes our strong commitment to tackling climate change. The University of Northampton has reaffirmed its commitment to combatting climate change by pledging to becoming Net Zero Carbon in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2030 and Scope 3 emissions by 2050. This means the University needs to eliminate or offset circa 5,000 tonnes of carbon emissions by the end of the decade. The purpose of this procurement exercise is to secure the services of a suitably qualified professional consultant, with the experience of working with reasonably large and complex organisations who can work with the University to develop a Carbon Management Action Plan (CMAP). The Carbon Management Action Plan (CMAP) aims to identify and deliver capital, operational and replacement expenditure and change required to meet the net zero. The University requires a competent and experienced consultant who can: Outline the steps required to take to meet the UONs Net Zero Carbon in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 target. To include guidance and/or tools for Scope 3 emissions reporting on water, waste, travel and procurement and a high-level plan of how the UON can reach Net Zero Carbon in Scope 3 emissions by 2050. Understand the fabric of the existing University estate and operational arrangements Come up with practical, viable and deliverable capital works, operational and replacement changes to deliver the Net Zero target by 2030, replacing fossil fuel reliant systems with zero/low carbon alternatives. To deliver the CMAP by 30th June 2023. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the tender in the My Tenders section of the website. If your company is already registered please do not register again Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton is looking to contract a Creative Agency to create a 49-month creative strategy and campaign. We are seeking a campaign that is unique to UON and is not derivative of UK HE advertising campaigns. The contract opportunity will run across three and a half recruitment cycles 2024 (mid cycle campaign) 2025, 2026 and 2027. The core objective will be to promote and raise awareness and increase year on year applications to the University of Northampton across multiple touchpoints which will include creative advertising assets across various channels, a video content strategy, prospectus, and assets throughout the recruitment cycle to include print, media and event materials. The core objective of the produced materials will be to drive visitors to the University website where they can register to visit for a campus open day, find out more about courses, the university campus, the town of Northampton and the benefits and opportunities of studying with us. Contract value is estimated at £300,000. The contract shall be for a period of 49 months (July 2023 - August 2027) with the possibility entirely at the University's discretion for up to an 18 month extension at a value of £100,000. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the PQQ in the My Tenders section of the website. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University is looking to contract a Creative Agency to create a 49-month unique creative strategy and campaign, not derivative of UK HE advertising campaigns. The opportunity will run across three and a half recruitment cycles 2024 (mid cycle campaign) 2025, 2026 and 2027. The core objective is to promote and raise awareness, increasing year on year applications to the across multiple touchpoints which will include creative advertising assets across various channels, a video content strategy, prospectus, and assets throughout the recruitment cycle to include print, media and event materials. The core objective of the produced materials will be to drive visitors to the University website. Contract value is estimated at £300,000. The contract shall be for a period of 49 months (7/2023 - 8/2027) with the possibility entirely at the University's discretion for up to an 18 month extension at a value of £100,000.

The University of Northampton is looking to contract a Creative Agency to create a 49-month creative strategy and campaign. We are seeking a campaign that is unique to UON and is not derivative of UK HE advertising campaigns. The contract opportunity will run across three and a half recruitment cycles 2024 (mid cycle campaign) 2025, 2026 and 2027. The core objective will be to promote and raise awareness and increase year on year applications to the University of Northampton across multiple touchpoints which will include creative advertising assets across various channels, a video content strategy, prospectus, and assets throughout the recruitment cycle to include print, media and event materials. The core objective of the produced materials will be to drive visitors to the University website where they can register to visit for a campus open day, find out more about courses, the university campus, the town of Northampton and the benefits and opportunities of studying with us. Contract value is estimated at £300,000. The contract shall be for a period of 49 months (July 2023 - August 2027) with the possibility entirely at the University's discretion for up to an 18 month extension at a value of £100,000. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the PQQ in the My Tenders section of the website. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton is seeking a solution to measure its space management across its teaching estate, and to monitor and reduce energy usage as part of its carbon reduction targets. This will be for an initial period of 3 years from June 2023.The current timetabling system allocates teaching space based on initial requirements but cannot currently measure actual usage of teaching rooms. It would like to measure and report upon actual usage of our teaching rooms to a high accuracy. The solution would need to be sustainably installed and maintained and easily measurable and reportable.The University has made a commitment to Net Carbon Zero for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and requires a solution to provide real-time adaptations to mechanical, electrical and HVAC systems based on space usage, whilst translating metrics into a measurable and reportable environment. This will involve integrating with existing systems and providing real time reporting against set thresholds.

The University of Northampton is looking to contract a Creative Agency to create a 49-month creative strategy and campaign. We are seeking a campaign that is unique to UON and is not derivative of UK HE advertising campaigns. The contract opportunity will run across three and a half recruitment cycles 2024 (mid cycle campaign) 2025, 2026 and 2027. The core objective will be to promote and raise awareness and increase year on year applications to the University of Northampton across multiple touchpoints which will include creative advertising assets across various channels, a video content strategy, prospectus, and assets throughout the recruitment cycle to include print, media and event materials. The core objective of the produced materials will be to drive visitors to the University website where they can register to visit for a campus open day, find out more about courses, the university campus, the town of Northampton and the benefits and opportunities of studying with us. Contract value is estimated at £300,000. The contract shall be for a period of 49 months (July 2023 - August 2027) with the possibility entirely at the University's discretion for up to an 18 month extension at a value of £100,000. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the PQQ in the My Tenders section of the website. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton is looking to contract a Creative Agency to create a 49-month creative strategy and campaign. We are seeking a campaign that is unique to UON and is not derivative of UK HE advertising campaigns. The contract opportunity will run across three and a half recruitment cycles 2024 (mid cycle campaign) 2025, 2026 and 2027. The core objective will be to promote and raise awareness and increase year on year applications to the University of Northampton across multiple touchpoints which will include creative advertising assets across various channels, a video content strategy, prospectus, and assets throughout the recruitment cycle to include print, media and event materials. The core objective of the produced materials will be to drive visitors to the University website where they can register to visit for a campus open day, find out more about courses, the university campus, the town of Northampton and the benefits and opportunities of studying with us. Contract value is estimated at £300,000. The contract shall be for a period of 49 months (July 2023 - August 2027) with the possibility entirely at the University's discretion for up to an 18 month extension at a value of £100,000. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the PQQ in the My Tenders section of the website. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton is looking to contract a Creative Agency to create a 49-month creative strategy and campaign. We are seeking a campaign that is unique to UON and is not derivative of UK HE advertising campaigns. The contract opportunity will run across three and a half recruitment cycles 2024 (mid cycle campaign) 2025, 2026 and 2027. The core objective will be to promote and raise awareness and increase year on year applications to the University of Northampton across multiple touchpoints which will include creative advertising assets across various channels, a video content strategy, prospectus, and assets throughout the recruitment cycle to include print, media and event materials. The core objective of the produced materials will be to drive visitors to the University website where they can register to visit for a campus open day, find out more about courses, the university campus, the town of Northampton and the benefits and opportunities of studying with us. Contract value is estimated at £300,000. The contract shall be for a period of 49 months (July 2023 - August 2027) with the possibility entirely at the University's discretion for up to an 18 month extension at a value of £100,000. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the PQQ in the My Tenders section of the website. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton is looking to contract a Creative Agency to create a 49-month creative strategy and campaign. We are seeking a campaign that is unique to UON and is not derivative of UK HE advertising campaigns. The contract opportunity will run across three and a half recruitment cycles 2024 (mid cycle campaign) 2025, 2026 and 2027. The core objective will be to promote and raise awareness and increase year on year applications to the University of Northampton across multiple touchpoints which will include creative advertising assets across various channels, a video content strategy, prospectus, and assets throughout the recruitment cycle to include print, media and event materials. The core objective of the produced materials will be to drive visitors to the University website where they can register to visit for a campus open day, find out more about courses, the university campus, the town of Northampton and the benefits and opportunities of studying with us. Contract value is estimated at £300,000. The contract shall be for a period of 49 months (July 2023 - August 2027) with the possibility entirely at the University's discretion for up to an 18 month extension at a value of £100,000. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the PQQ in the My Tenders section of the website. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton is looking to contract a Creative Agency to create a 49-month creative strategy and campaign. We are seeking a campaign that is unique to UON and is not derivative of UK HE advertising campaigns. The contract opportunity will run across three and a half recruitment cycles 2024 (mid cycle campaign) 2025, 2026 and 2027. The core objective will be to promote and raise awareness and increase year on year applications to the University of Northampton across multiple touchpoints which will include creative advertising assets across various channels, a video content strategy, prospectus, and assets throughout the recruitment cycle to include print, media and event materials. The core objective of the produced materials will be to drive visitors to the University website where they can register to visit for a campus open day, find out more about courses, the university campus, the town of Northampton and the benefits and opportunities of studying with us. Contract value is estimated at £300,000. The contract shall be for a period of 49 months (July 2023 - August 2027) with the possibility entirely at the University's discretion for up to an 18 month extension at a value of £100,000. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the PQQ in the My Tenders section of the website. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton is looking to contract a Creative Agency to create a 49-month creative strategy and campaign. We are seeking a campaign that is unique to UON and is not derivative of UK HE advertising campaigns. The contract opportunity will run across three and a half recruitment cycles 2024 (mid cycle campaign) 2025, 2026 and 2027. The core objective will be to promote and raise awareness and increase year on year applications to the University of Northampton across multiple touchpoints which will include creative advertising assets across various channels, a video content strategy, prospectus, and assets throughout the recruitment cycle to include print, media and event materials. The core objective of the produced materials will be to drive visitors to the University website where they can register to visit for a campus open day, find out more about courses, the university campus, the town of Northampton and the benefits and opportunities of studying with us. Contract value is estimated at £300,000. The contract shall be for a period of 49 months (July 2023 - August 2027) with the possibility entirely at the University's discretion for up to an 18 month extension at a value of £100,000. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the PQQ in the My Tenders section of the website. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton existing managed hosting contract is due to expire and so are seeking a managed WordPress hosting service from Spring 2024. This service needs to be hosted in preferably in the UK. The hosting service will be required to host a number of WordPress sites, including a Restaurant site, Hotel Site, a Blog site with multi-sites enabled, Virtual Tour and the main University public website which runs multi sub-sites for areas of the university which require a public facing website. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the documents in the My Tenders section of the website. If your company is already registered please do not register again Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

This maintenance specification outlines the requirements for water hygiene maintenance in accordance with the regulations and guidelines set forth by the United Kingdom (UK) authorities, including the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016. It covers the necessary procedures and activities to ensure the safety and quality of water systems within a building or facility. The University of Northampton is seeking an efficient, pro-active and responsive water hygiene provider of potable water and plant system throughout the university estate. The Contractor shall be responsible for the reporting of assets as defined in appendix 10 Schematics and Asset Lists, and appendix 3 Schedule of works for Water Hygiene. The contract is for the provision of a comprehensive planned preventative maintenance, repairs and reactive callout attendance from the University of Northampton's sites as defined in the tender documents. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the documents in the My Tenders section of the website. If your company is already registered please do not register again Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

This maintenance specification outlines the requirements for water hygiene maintenance in accordance with the regulations and guidelines set forth by the United Kingdom (UK) authorities, including the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016. It covers the necessary procedures and activities to ensure the safety and quality of water systems within a building or facility. The University of Northampton is seeking an efficient, pro-active and responsive water hygiene provider of potable water and plant system throughout the university estate. The Contractor shall be responsible for the reporting of assets as defined in appendix 10 Schematics and Asset Lists, and appendix 3 Schedule of works for Water Hygiene. The contract is for the provision of a comprehensive planned preventative maintenance, repairs and reactive callout attendance from the University of Northampton's sites as defined in the tender documents. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the documents in the My Tenders section of the website. If your company is already registered please do not register again Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton existing managed hosting contract is due to expire and so are seeking a managed WordPress hosting service from Spring 2024. The University is looking for a partner to host our public website as well as blogs sites and other sites related to the university. The host will have a minimum of six years experience, with at least 1,000 plus customers. There is a requirement for the ability to install multiple WordPress sites with the facility to allow a multisite system on a WordPress site where needed. The University of Northampton existing managed hosting contract is due to expire and so are seeking a managed WordPress hosting service from Spring 2024. This service needs to be hosted in preferably in the UK. The hosting service will be required to host several WordPress sites, including a Restaurant site, Hotel Site, a Blog site with multi-sites enabled, Virtual Tour and the main University public website which runs multi sub-sites for areas of the university which require a public facing website. The main University public website had over 3 million visitors in the last year and so the successful tenderer will need to be able to handle peaks of high activity/traffic. Also, the successful tenderer will need to provide 24 hours per day monitoring of the public website ensuring issues can be detected and resolved quickly. Over the period of the contract the University's AV, Digital and collaborative tools Team will also be moving websites, microsites and blogs which are used elsewhere within the university to the hosting solution. This will include having multi-site enabled for some sites so that microsites and blogs can sit under their respective sites. An example of this is Awards and Module catalogue ( https://www.northampton.ac.uk/awards/ ) currently sitting under the public website ( https://www.northampton.ac.uk/ ) installation. The total hosting of at least 30 sites (A mixture of Live and Development/Staging sites) will be needed with expansion as more sites are brought into the hosting environment. Our bandwidth usage is around 1.2TB a month with 959GB of this being taken up by our main public website and can go higher in our super busy periods such as Clearing and Welcome Week. The total storage for all our websites is approximately 250GB at the present time but this is growing by approximately 2Gb a month. However, we are unable to calculate two sites growth patterns as they have only recently come online. The ideal supplier will become a strategic partner for the duration of the contract which will be two years. The supplier will need to add value by providing the University with support services, such as consulting and possible assistance with assurance of code along with the core provision of the managed platform and hosting. This should include all software version and security updates as applicable during the term of the contract. There is a requiremen... Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the documents in the My Tenders section of the website. If your company is already registered please do not register again Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton is seeking an Occupational Health accredited single provider who is approved by Northamptonshire Local Government Pension Scheme Administrator Authority who can deliver a full Occupational Health service to approximately 2500 employees. Services required include pre-employment checks, management referrals, health surveillance, an employee assistance programme, mediation, counselling programmes. The University of Northampton require an annual minimum retainer invoiced monthly in arrears to cover Occupational Health service for employees, the Contract shall be for a period of 3 years with the possibility entirely at the University's discretion for up to 2 further 1 year extensions. Additional information: The information and documents for this tender will be accessible from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton Click on Current Tenders link where you can view the project detail, express an interest and register your Organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by e:mail you can login to view and download the PQQ in the My Tenders section of the website. If your company is already registered please do not register again Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The University of Northampton is seeking an Occupational Health accredited single provider who is approved by Northamptonshire Local Government Pension Scheme Administrator Authority who can deliver a full Occupational Health service to approximately 2500 employees. Services required include pre-employment checks, management referrals, health surveillance, an employee assistance programme, mediation, counselling programmes. The Contract shall be for a period of 3 years with the possibility entirely at the University’s discretion for up to 2 further 1 year extensions.