Notice Information
Notice Title
Student Recruitment Services in Sub Saharan Africa
Notice Description
The successful supplier will aim to deliver student recruitment and conversion services for prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students from Sub-Saharan Africa. This includes managing enquiries, applications, offers, and acceptances, while ensuring compliance and performance of London Met's agent network in the region.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contract is in a 1+1 format upon the expiry of the original term
Planning Information
The Tender will launched week commencing 31st March 2025- 4th April 2025. If you would be interested in participating in this Tender please sign up to the link below to gain access to our Oracle tendering platform, where all tender response document will be located. https://iaetme.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/redwood/supplier-registration/register-supplier/register-supplier-verification?id=Jqjdl142fgSWRrkr7zVte05ynD6OnVr4QvvR1Npz2r4eLs/0IaO1sPQhtw== To complete your registration or for further information please contact: strategic-procurement@londonmet.ac.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04f803
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077968-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details 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
-
- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £375,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £375,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 2 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- International Student Recruitment Sub -Saharan Africa
- Contact Email
- strategic-procurement@londonmet.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- N7 8DB
- Post Town
- North London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Arsenal
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077968-2025
28th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053647-2025
3rd September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017296-2025
28th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010949-2025
24th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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