Award

Student Internship Provisions

UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE

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Award

02 May 2025 at 10:46

Tender

20 Jan 2025 at 16:07

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Dundee, located in Dundee, UK (region UKM71), has recently concluded a procurement process titled "Student Internship Provisions" under the services category. This process was carried out through an open procedure and completed with active contract awards dated 29th April 2025. The procurement fell under the CPV classification for recruitment services and involved provision of internships across various fields such as Business Analytics, AI for Business, and Social Media Marketing, along with offerings in International Business, Management, and several other disciplines. Both lots aimed at academic credit work-related learning opportunities for students, had no renewal options, and adhered to a technical-quality award criterion of 80% and price criterion of 20%. The organisation managed this as part of the EU procurement legal basis 32014L0024 and followed guidelines covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

This procurement presents significant opportunities for growth within the education and recruitment services sectors, especially for SMEs with expertise in academic internship provision. Businesses focusing on innovation in internship programs or those with capabilities in international and domestic business-related fields can leverage these opportunities to establish or enhance partnerships with educational institutions like the University of Dundee. Impact Consulting, a successful bidder, exemplifies the potential for consulting firms to expand their portfolio within higher education services through such tenders, highlighting the competition readiness required to offer quality over cost. Leveraging electronic submission systems, businesses should prepare comprehensive quality-driven proposals to capitalize on the student work-learning demand, thereby fostering long-term educational collaborations.

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Notice Title

Student Internship Provisions

Notice Description

Student Internship Provisions

Lot Information

Provision of Internships for Business Analytics, AI for Business, Social Media Marketing

The University of Dundee through revised Curriculum Design has a commitment to offer Internship and Work-Related Learning opportunities to all students for academic credit. This offering is for all students regardless of degree discipline and level of academic study.

Renewal: The initial contract shall be for a 3-year period with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month duration periods

Provision of Internships for International Business, Management, Marketing, Accounting & Finance, Economics, LLM and Science & Healthcare Communications

The University of Dundee through revised Curriculum Design has a commitment to offer Internship and Work-Related Learning opportunities to all students for academic credit. This offering is for all students regardless of degree discipline and level of academic study.

Renewal: The initial contract duration shall be for a 3-year period with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month duration periods.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d4c7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018708-2025
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

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

75120000 - Administrative services of agencies

79600000 - Recruitment services

80300000 - Higher education services

80340000 - Special education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,100,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,100,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Apr 202510 months 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 DUNDEE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
s.carstairs@dundee.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1382386810

Buyer Location

Locality
DUNDEE
Postcode
DD1 4HN
Post Town
Dundee
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
Delivery Location
TLM71 Angus and Dundee City

Local Authority
Dundee City
Electoral Ward
West End
Westminster Constituency
Dundee Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IMPACT CONSULTING

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