Notice Information
Notice Title
Enhanced Transnational Support Services
Notice Description
Bangor University recognises the imperative to strengthen its international partnerships and transnational education portfolio to build greater resilience against sector-wide pressures. The aim of this contract is to exploit opportunities to optimise existing partnership frameworks and accelerate pipeline development to maximise strategic value. Bangor University wishes to appoint a suitable consultancy to conduct a comprehensive review of international operations and implement best-practice approaches to partnership management.
Procurement Information
The supplier has extensive experience in the field of developing strategic international partnerships between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and HEI adjacent organisations. This includes all phases and aspects of transnational education, from strategic development to partnership development and quality assurance implementation, as well as student mobility programme development and Turing Scheme and Taith funding applications support. It is considered that there is no other supplier in the market who has the specialist knowledge and expertise to provide these services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05acfa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072420-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £342,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £342,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Nov 2025 - 9 Nov 2027 1-2 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
- PRIFYSGOL BANGOR / BANGOR UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Nicola Day
- Contact Email
- n.h.day@bangor.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BANGOR
- Postcode
- LL57 2TR
- Post Town
- Llandudno
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL32 Gwynedd
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Gwynedd
- Electoral Ward
- Glyder
- Westminster Constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072420-2025
10th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065982-2025
16th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064272-2025
10th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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