Notice Information
Notice Title
International Student Conversion including Admissions Support
Notice Description
International Student Conversion including Admissions Support
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University is seeking to establish a contract with a Contractor for the provision of conversion services including admission support and processing for prospective international students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Contractor shall engage with and support prospective students, applicants and offer holders via targeted, personalised communications to optimise conversion at each stage of the potential student's application journey. Additional information: The estimated total value stated above in Section II.1.7 includes the initial 2-year contract period and the option to extend the contract for any periods up to and including 24 months.
Options: The contract will be for two (2) years initially, with an option to extend for any periods up to and including twenty-four (24) months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03ce66
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024013-2023
- 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
79411100 - Business development consultancy services
79500000 - Office-support services
79512000 - Call centre
80300000 - Higher education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Aug 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jun 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Jul 20232 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 ULSTER
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COLERAINE
- Postcode
- BT52 1SA
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Electoral Ward
- University
- Westminster Constituency
- East Londonderry
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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