Notice Information
Notice Title
Twin Education Placements VEAT
Notice Description
Oxford Brookes University plans to directly award a contract to Twin Education under Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Twin Education offers a unique, tailored placement service for international students that supports the university's strategic goals.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Twin Education provides a unique capability and a flexible and enhanced placement service for international students that aligns with the University's strategic objective to grow student recruitment and improve placement outcomes.
Procurement Information
Oxford Brookes University intends to award this contract directly to Twin Education under Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Twin Education provides a unique capability and a flexible and enhanced placement service for international students that aligns with the University's strategic objective to grow student recruitment and improve placement outcomes. Twin Education's extensive network and its established partnerships have proven its capability for securing high placement rates. It offers a bespoke solution that no other supplier has been able to offer or replicate. An open procurement process could risk exposing sensitive details of the university's recruitment and placement strategies, potentially undermining its competitive position and market growth efforts. As such, this direct award ensures the timely and effective implementation of a critical new entry point and placement approach, essential for achieving targeted recruitment and financial viability.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ca05
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041149-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £290,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Dec 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Dec 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
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Sonia Morgan
- Contact Email
- s.morgan@brookes.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 11111111
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OXFORD
- Postcode
- OX3 0BP
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Oxford
- Electoral Ward
- Churchill
- Westminster Constituency
- Oxford East
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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