Notice Information
Notice Title
Skills Recruitment Service for 1+1 Masters Placement Programmes
Notice Description
Twin Group will work with us on a suite of postgraduate taught masters programmes at UEA offering the opportunity of a 1+1 Masters placement programmes. It will be an assessed part of the course and monitoring and support will be provided by both the University and Twin Group throughout. The course design is specific to the UEA and is based on the placements supplied by Twin, due to the links they have built with employers.
Procurement Information
No other provider delivers the same combination of a 1+1 Master Launch Strategy for universities, sector-specific employability support for international Master's students, and ongoing programme development, diversification, and promotion as part of a single, integrated and embedded delivery model.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065eb6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047061-2026
- 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
- 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
80300000 - Higher education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £979,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £979,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Feb 20264 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 1 Aug 2029 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
- UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR4 7TJ
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Norwich
- Electoral Ward
- University
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047061-2026
21st May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018108-2026
27th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018086-2026
27th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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.
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