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The provision of media strategy, planning and buying services

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Public buyer: University College Dublin ( UCD )
Dublin
Place of performance: Dublin
Estimated value: €3,000,000 excl. VAT
Form: Framework agreement
Multi-year contract: the buyer places orders as needs arise.
Procedure: Open procedure
Any company may submit a bid.
Publication: 27 August 2026
Notice language: English

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Description

University College Dublin wishes to engage with a experienced Media partner to provide Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services, Full details are provided in the attached Invitation to Tender document, available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie

CPV codes

European codes that classify what the contract is about. They are how we find the tenders for your trade.

79341000 79341100 79341200 79341400

Winning prices for comparable contracts

A quarter below: €312,500
Median: €444,000
A quarter above: €750,000
This contract (estimated): €3,000,000

Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 10 contracts in the same CPV group (7934…), excluding framework agreements. Half of the contracts fall between the two quartiles. TED source: mostly contracts above the EU thresholds, so amounts tend to be high.

Likely competitors: who wins with this buyer in this field

BlueSky Education Limited · 1 contract won

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Companies winning this type of contract in the region

The Indie List · 1 contract won in 3 years
Bloom · 1 contract won in 3 years
Spark Foundry · 1 contract won in 3 years
DesignWorks Ireland · 1 contract won in 3 years
Havas Media · 1 contract won in 3 years
We the People · 1 contract won in 3 years
Javelin Advertising · 1 contract won in 3 years
SAPIENCE (ICENSE BV) · 1 contract won in 3 years

Possible partners for a temporary consortium or subcontracting… and competitors worth knowing.

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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 590791-2026.