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Consultancy services for Pakistan and Iran.

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

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27 Jul 2026 at 11:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of East Anglia bought consultancy services supporting student recruitment in Pakistan and Iran. The requirement covers advertising consultancy, business and management consultancy, and recruitment services. The stated purpose is to provide consultancy as a student recruitment company. The buyer is the University of East Anglia, based at Norwich Research Park in Norwich, and the recorded delivery location is in the United Kingdom. This is a service opportunity rather than a goods supply or construction project. It would suit organisations that combine education-sector recruitment support with marketing, business advice and access to relevant international student markets, particularly Pakistan and Iran. The requirement was handled as a single service lot.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. A.R International Education, an SME based in Lahore, Pakistan, was selected. The award is active and the contract was signed on 4 March 2026. The contract runs from 5 March 2026 to 29 February 2028 and has a gross value of £102,960. The University of East Anglia evaluated and awarded the requirement through the direct-award route, with no competitive tender. The contract covers the single lot and combines advertising consultancy, business and management consultancy, and recruitment services. The award outcome indicates that the buyer chose one supplier for the full requirement rather than dividing delivery between multiple providers.

This procurement provides a clear benchmark for suppliers targeting the University of East Anglia’s international student recruitment activity. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate practical experience recruiting students for higher education, particularly in Pakistan and Iran, together with capability in advertising, business advice and recruitment services. Useful evidence would include established international networks, effective student-marketing campaigns, suitable market knowledge, and the ability to manage consultancy delivery for a university client. The selected supplier is an SME based in Lahore, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a specialist business outside the UK. Suppliers combining local market access with structured recruitment and consultancy services would be best placed to demonstrate comparable capability when assessing this buyer’s future requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Consultancy services for Pakistan and Iran.

Notice Description

A.R. International Education is the consultancy company for student recruitment

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d429
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070732-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
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

79341100 - Advertising consultancy services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£102,960 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Mar 2026 - 29 Feb 2028 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
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR4 7TJ
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

A.R International Education

Further Information

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