Notice Information
Notice Title
Pre- Applicant Communications
Notice Description
Pre-Applicant Communication to Students
Lot Information
Lot 1
Student Finance England delivers information for pre-applicants, applicants and their parents to help inform them of available financial support, if they are eligible and how they apply for it. SLC are responsible for the provision of information to students before (prior to services launching), during (when services have launched) and after they apply for funding (post application). Customer Communications and Marketing deliver communications for new and returning students across multiple academic years and promote a number of products and services.
Procurement Information
SLC works with UCAS to ensure our content and exposure to our key messages are present. They are a Department for Education and Dept for Economy, Skills and Natural Resources approved partner and are recognised as a unique channel and route to market. Their email campaigns, in particular, allow us to actively target specific audience demographics giving them the right information at the right time on the right channel UCAS Media have tested, trusted and active communication channels with a core target audience which it has been demonstrated via market testing that SLC cannot currently reach any other way - the prospective student (pre-applicant).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e6a3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076178-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80300000 - Higher education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Nov 20253 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
- Contact Name
- Michael Mullin
- Contact Email
- michael_mullin@slc.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DARLINGTON
- Postcode
- DL1 1RW
- Post Town
- Darlington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC33 Darlington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Darlington
- Electoral Ward
- Red Hall & Lingfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Darlington
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05e6a3-2025-11-21T16:20:53Z",
"date": "2025-11-21T16:20:53Z",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05e6a3",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "2025-TR-0070",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "Pre- Applicant Communications",
"status": "complete",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "80300000",
"description": "Higher education services"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"description": "Pre-Applicant Communication to Students",
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "Student Finance England delivers information for pre-applicants, applicants and their parents to help inform them of available financial support, if they are eligible and how they apply for it. SLC are responsible for the provision of information to students before (prior to services launching), during (when services have launched) and after they apply for funding (post application). Customer Communications and Marketing deliver communications for new and returning students across multiple academic years and promote a number of products and services.",
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "price"
}
]
},
"hasOptions": false,
"status": "cancelled"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UK"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"procurementMethod": "limited",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
"procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
"id": "D_TECHNICAL",
"description": "The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons"
}
],
"procurementMethodRationale": "SLC works with UCAS to ensure our content and exposure to our key messages are present. They are a Department for Education and Dept for Economy, Skills and Natural Resources approved partner and are recognised as a unique channel and route to market. Their email campaigns, in particular, allow us to actively target specific audience demographics giving them the right information at the right time on the right channel UCAS Media have tested, trusted and active communication channels with a core target audience which it has been demonstrated via market testing that SLC cannot currently reach any other way - the prospective student (pre-applicant)."
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "076178-2025-2025-TR-0070-1",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"title": "Pre-Applicant Communications",
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-167229",
"name": "Universities and Colleges Admissions Service"
}
]
}
],
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-151668",
"name": "STUDENT LOANS COMPANY",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "STUDENT LOANS COMPANY",
"noIdentifierRationale": "notOnAnyRegister"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Memphis Building Lingfield Point",
"locality": "Darlington",
"region": "UKC13",
"postalCode": "DL11RW",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Michael Mullin",
"email": "michael_mullin@slc.co.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/student-loans-company",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
"description": "Body governed by public law"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "09",
"description": "Education"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-167229",
"name": "Universities and Colleges Admissions Service",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Universities and Colleges Admissions Service",
"noIdentifierRationale": "notOnAnyRegister"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3LZ",
"locality": "Cheltenham",
"region": "UK",
"postalCode": "GL52 3LZ",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "large"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-151669",
"name": "SLC",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "SLC"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Glasgow",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"reviewBody"
]
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-FTS-151668",
"name": "STUDENT LOANS COMPANY"
},
"contracts": [
{
"id": "076178-2025-2025-TR-0070-1",
"awardID": "076178-2025-2025-TR-0070-1",
"title": "Pre-Applicant Communications",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 240000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2025-11-11T00:00:00Z"
}
],
"bids": {
"statistics": [
{
"id": "1",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 1
}
]
},
"language": "en"
}