AwardedAwarded 20 February 2026

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

Sheffield Hallam University · Education

In brief

Sheffield Hallam University awarded marketing work to Havas People Ltd on 20 February 2026.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Havas People Ltd (SME)
10 bids received
£10,416,667
Awarded 5 January 2026
20 February 2026 to 19 February 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 001581-2026
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 024497-2026

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From notice 001581-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 January 2026, last updated 18 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.