Notice Information
Notice Title
Student Admissions Support Service - University of Aberdeen
Notice Description
CONTRACT AWARD for Student Admissions Support Services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Under Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii) of the Public (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition based on the following justification: Competition is absent for technical reasons (only if it is not caused by artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists). Due to a significant increase in student applications which require imminent processing, the university requires an urgent solution to enhance its existing admissions processing capacity to allow it to process applications quickly and efficiently. QS Enrolment Solutions are sector leading in this area and have been identified due to their significant experience. Its focus is on the issuing of offers to suitably qualified applicants at pace, building admissions capacity, whilst utilising the University's systems processes and procedures.
Procurement Information
Due to a significant increase in student applications which require imminent processing, the university requires an urgent solution to enhance its existing admissions processing capacity to allow it to process applications quickly and efficiently efficiently. QS Enrolment Solutions are sector leading in this area and have been identified due to their significant experience. Its focus is on the issuing of offers to suitably qualified applicants at pace, building admissions capacity, whilst utilising the University's systems processes and procedures.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03872a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033029-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66133000 - Processing and clearing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £196,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Nov 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Nov 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- e-sourcing@abdn.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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