Notice Information
Notice Title
VEAT Notice Intention to award public services contracts for the provision of a managed service for student recruitment operations in India and Pakistan for the University of Keele
Notice Description
VEAT Notice Intention to award public services contracts for the provision of a managed service for student recruitment operations in India and Pakistan for the University of Keele.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contracts will cover the management of student recruitment operations in India and Pakistan for the University of Keele. The Service Provider will recruit, house, equip, manage and mentor staff to deliver student recruitment and admissions processing objectives on behalf of the University.
Options: The contracts may be extended for a further period in accordance with the contractual provisions.
Procurement Information
In-Country Ltd is unique in providing a thoughtful and tailored managed service provision for the recruitment of students in India and Pakistan. In-Country is now supporting an extensive number of Universities in the UK for similar provision consistently delivering year-on-year results to satisfied partners. In-Country is best placed to continue to service Keele's prospective students across the student journey as proven in the past period leading up to 2023. In-Country has the capability and platform to perform the services by utilising specialised technology, sector expertise from the people they employ to optimise the best student journey for Keele. The contract being awarded represents the provision of a managed service for the recruitment of students in India and Pakistan as part of our continuous investment to maximise our market reach through our existing relationship with In-Country.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04bcb3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037275-2024
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £467,510 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Nov 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Nov 20241 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE UNIVERSITY OF KEELE
- Contact Name
- Darren Pearce
- Contact Email
- d.pearce@keele.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1782734124
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KEELE, STAFFORDSHIRE
- Postcode
- ST5 5NB
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Electoral Ward
- Keele
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
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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