School Teacher Recruitment Marketing Campaign
key details
| Value | £7,200,000 (£9,000,000 inc. VAT) |
|---|---|
| Status | complete |
| Category (CPV) | 79340000 |
| Procedure | selective |
| SME suitable | Yes |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-04f7de |
Award
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M&C SAATCHI (UK) LIMITED | £7,200,000 | 22 Jul 2025 | active |
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.
documents
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010886-2025 , tenderNotice
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notice history
3 notices published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2025 | Tender notice (UK4) | Procurement Act 2023 | 010886-2025 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Contract award (UK6) | Procurement Act 2023 | 045178-2025 |
| 25 Sept 2025 | Contract details (UK7) | Procurement Act 2023 | 059704-2025 |
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