Notice Information
Notice Title
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RECRUITMENT SOUTH ASIA (INDIA)
Notice Description
This requirement relates to the appointment of a delivery partner to provide international student recruitment services based in Asia. It outlines the functional, technical, and operational requirements for a recruitment solution that will enhance the University's capacity to promote its academic offerings and attract students from the region
Lot Information
International Student Recruitment South Asia
This successful Service Provider shall deliver recruitment and conversion management services for prospective students from South Asia at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including enquirers, applicants, offer holders and acceptors of offers. The Service Provider will be expected to manage London Met's agent network in South Asia and support the International Recruitment Team with expanding the partner network in-country.
Renewal: This is set out as part of the contract lay out (3+1+1)
Compliance InterviewsThis successful Service Provider shall deliver robust compliance services for prospective students from South Asia at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. This includes monitoring applicants, offer holders, and offer acceptors to ensure full adherence to London Met's admissions policies, visa compliance requirements, and all relevant UKVI regulations. The Service Provider will be expected to maintain accurate records, identify and flag potential risks, and work closely with London Met to upload the integrity of the recruitment and admissions process.
Renewal: This is set out as part of the contract lay out (3+1+1)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0561b0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076925-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
79212000 - Auditing services
79600000 - Recruitment services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,291,666 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,291,666 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Nov 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Nov 20252 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Ryan Bushell
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Arsenal
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076925-2025
25th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041115-2025
17th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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