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Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia)

CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE

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Summary of the contracting process

The City of Glasgow College awarded a contract for the provision of international student recruitment services from Qobolak for Commercial Services. The contract's title is "Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia)". The College, located in Glasgow, UK, conducted this limited procurement process through an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, worth £322,881, was signed on 28th February 2023. The procurement is in the services category, specifically for education (COFOG code: 09).

This tender, managed by the City of Glasgow College, offers opportunities for businesses involved in international student recruitment services within the education sector. The procurement stage has been completed, and the contract is currently active. Businesses, particularly those with experience in promoting education services to Saudi nationals or operating in the tourism sector, would be well-suited to compete in similar tenders. The unique nature of this agreement required a direct route to market due to its commercial sensitivity and specific agent affiliations, highlighting an avenue for specialised service providers.

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Notice Title

Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia)

Notice Description

Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom. Furthermore, Qobolak is appointed to promote, identify and introduce clients across the Saudi Kingdom who are interested in enrolling onto courses that are provided by City of Glasgow College. Third party arrangements are common across the Kingdom when government departments are funding activity that requires Saudi Nationals to travel & study overseas.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom. Furthermore, Qobolak is appointed to promote, identify and introduce clients across the Saudi Kingdom who are interested in enrolling on to courses that are provided by City of Glasgow College. Third party arrangements are common across the Kingdom when government departments are funding activity that requires Saudi Nationals to travel & study overseas. This award notice is to cover an initial 3 month pilot.

Procurement Information

Due to the commercial nature of this agreement and complexities of tendering the requirements, a direct route to market without competitive actions is required. After dialog with other institution re this requirement, reason for not tendering can be summarised below: The commercially sensitive nature of the requirements. Some institutions will only use certain agents and some agents will only deal with certain institutions (mainly universities). No appetite for agents to tender especially in the far east. Certain agents are affiliated with certain Ministries. In this instance, the Ministry of Tourism will only deal with Qobolak. If we did use Qobolak then this deal couldn't go ahead. Agents will not sign up to institutions terms and conditions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000724258
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR473528
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract 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, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£322,881 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Feb 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
deborah.fagan@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1413755316

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G4 0RF
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

QOBOLAK FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR472432
    Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia) - Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR473528
    Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia) - Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom. Furthermore, Qobolak is appointed to promote, identify and introduce clients across the Saudi Kingdom who are interested in enrolling onto courses that are provided by City of Glasgow College. Third party arrangements are common across the Kingdom when government departments are funding activity that requires Saudi Nationals to travel & study overseas.

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