Award

PURCON 1023 - Virtual Recruitment Events Platform

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Oct 2022 at 09:08

Tender

01 Jul 2022 at 15:24

Summary of the contracting process

The University of East Anglia (UEA) has awarded a contract for a Virtual Recruitment Events Platform, with an emphasis on developing similar platforms in the higher education sector. The procurement process was open, and the main procurement category is services. The contract covers undergraduate open days, postgraduate open days, and undergraduate applicant days. The contracting authority is the UEA, located in Norwich, United Kingdom. The tender was in the award stage, and the contract was signed on October 6, 2022.

This tender for the Virtual Recruitment Events Platform by the University of East Anglia presents business growth opportunities for agencies experienced in developing engaging virtual experiences. The contract involves creating platforms accessible worldwide from web browsers on various devices. Successful suppliers must offer interactive and memorable experiences to engage audiences effectively. Businesses in the computer-related services industry, particularly those with expertise in software packages and technical consultancy services, would be well-suited to compete for this tender.

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Notice Title

PURCON 1023 - Virtual Recruitment Events Platform

Notice Description

The University of East Anglia (UEA) is seeking to appoint an agency to work with the UK Recruitment team and Marketing team. You will work with us to produce virtual recruitment events platforms to complement our on-campus recruitment activity. The awarded contract will be expected to cover undergraduate open days, postgraduate open days and undergraduate applicant days. The appointed agency will have the following attributes: You will have experience of developing similar platforms, ideally in the HE sector. Users will be able to access from a web browser using mobile, desktop or tablets and could be in any country worldwide. The successful supplier will need to provide an interactive, memorable, and engaging virtual experience which aims to engage and convert the distinct audiences.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of East Anglia (UEA) is seeking to appoint an agency to work with the UK Recruitment team and Marketing team. You will work with us to produce virtual recruitment events platforms to complement our on-campus recruitment activity. The awarded contract will be expected to cover undergraduate open days, postgraduate open days and undergraduate applicant days. The appointed agency will have the following attributes: You will have experience of developing similar platforms, ideally in the HE sector. Users will be able to access from a web browser using mobile, desktop or tablets and could be in any country worldwide. The successful supplier will need to provide an interactive, memorable, and engaging virtual experience which aims to engage and convert the distinct audiences.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-034d41
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028188-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

72500000 - Computer-related services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,280,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Aug 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Oct 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Contact Name
Sian Townshend
Contact Email
s.townshend@uea.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR4 7TJ
Post Town
Norwich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk

Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

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