Planning

International Student Enrolment Solution

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

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Planning

02 Jul 2025 at 10:17

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Exeter is in the planning stage of a procurement process for an "International Student Enrolment Solution" aimed at enhancing its Global expansion agenda. This tender falls under the industry category of educational software packages and is classified as goods, with additional services involved. Located in the United Kingdom, the process has a schedule date set for a preliminary market engagement notice, with an upcoming deadline on the 15th of July 2025. The procurement method involves a market engagement initiative, with the main purpose of establishing an advanced administration management system to streamline international student recruitment and admissions processes.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for those specialising in educational technology solutions, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can provide innovative software services. Companies adept in offering administration management systems stand to benefit, as their solutions would help in reducing manual and administrative tasks. Businesses that can ensure compliance checks and risk management for international students are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, which spans from September 2025 to August 2028, with a gross contract value of £180,000.

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Notice Title

International Student Enrolment Solution

Notice Description

University of Exeter is seeking to accelerate our Global expansion agenda, and are looking for an administration management system allowing us to spend less time on manual and administrative tasks relating to international student recruitment admissions processes from the point of offer, and ultimately free up capacity for other tasks. The university wishes to increase various compliance checks for international students and have a system that facilitates differentiation according to various risk factors.

Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=95561&B=

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05575e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036699-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48190000 - Educational software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Contact Name
Simon Denton
Contact Email
s.denton@exeter.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX4 4QJ
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Duryard and St James
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

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