Award

Student Recruitment and Conversion Service

UNIVERSITY OF YORK

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Award

17 Mar 2021 at 15:07

Summary of the contracting process

The University of York is seeking a provider for a comprehensive Student Recruitment and Conversion Service, classified under higher education services, with a contract value of £1,300,000. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, having signed the contract on 16th March 2021. This limited procurement method was executed through a negotiated approach without a public contract notice, recognising the specialised nature of the services required. The main objective is to enhance the conversion rate of prospective students to enrolments, with services tailored for efficient inquiry management and proactive conversion engagement offered over six years, subject to an initial three-year review and potential extension.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in higher education services, particularly those offering tailored recruitment solutions, customer relationship management systems, and strategic marketing automation. Companies with a proven track record in similar projects or those possessing unique technological capabilities and insights into student engagement strategies would be particularly well-suited to compete. Leveraging data-driven approaches could significantly boost service proposals, aligning with the University’s requirements for effective student conversion management.

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Notice Title

Student Recruitment and Conversion Service

Notice Description

The University requires a managed service that improves the speed and rate at which initial approaches from prospective students are converted into enrolments of those students.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University is looking to improve the speed and rate at which it converts initial approaches from prospective students to enrolment of those students. To this end, the University requires a managed service that provides: * Enquiry & Offer Management - including dedicated resource providing multi-channel, personalised one-to-one responses to inbound queries and proactive marketing automation services 20 hours a day including marketing automation nurturing. * Proactive Offer Conversion Services - proactive, personalised one-to-one engagement to encourage conversion to enrolments. * Admissions Services - provision of extra expert resource at peak times to improve turnaround times. * Access to a Customer Relationship Management system to provide one-to-one student engagement and detailed student journey tracking.

Options: The service will be reviewed at the end of an initial 3 year period with an option to extend for a further 3 years.

Procurement Information

This is a group of highly-specialised services and market analysis has not revealed any alternative provider with a track record of delivering similar services to similar organisations to the University of York. The University believes that this provider is the only single supplier who can holistically provide the unique and specific combination of services, experience, technology and data required by the University including access to detailed Domestic and International Student Survey data, a CRM and student mobility software.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029ca1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005424-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80300000 - Higher education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,300,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF YORK
Contact Name
Rob Hunt
Contact Email
procurement@york.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1904328201

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO10 5DD
Post Town
York
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLE21 York

Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Hull Road
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

QS ENROLMENT SOLUTIONS

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