Tender

Provision of Investment Banking Training Bootcamp

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

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Tender

22 May 2025 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde, located in Glasgow, is seeking a long-term partner to provide an Investment Banking Training Bootcamp for their undergraduate and postgraduate students. This tender, identified as UOS-35864-2025, falls under the education industry category and is organised through an open procurement procedure. The submission deadline for electronic bids is 23rd June 2025, with the awarding process commencing on the same day. The University’s procurement aims to enrich finance courses and enhance student employability by covering comprehensive topics like corporate finance and capital markets in a week-long intensive programme offered both remotely and on-campus.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, especially for companies specialising in educational services and professional training in finance. Companies with a robust track record in delivering similar educational programmes and those capable of providing accredited qualifications like the Level 5 Diploma in Trading and Financial Market Analysis are particularly well-suited. The contract is initially for 24 months with potential extensions, allowing for long-term collaboration, thus offering substantial opportunities for future business. A minimum annual turnover of £500,000 over the past two years and substantial insurance coverage are part of the eligibility criteria, ensuring that only financially stable and experienced providers are considered.

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Notice Title

Provision of Investment Banking Training Bootcamp

Notice Description

The University is looking for a long term partner to provide real live investment banking training to our undergraduate and postgraduate students to compliment their academic course in finance and prepare them for future employment in the industry.

Lot Information

Lot 1

We are looking for a long-term partner to provide real live investment banking training to our UG and PGT students to complement their academic courses in finance and prepare them for future employment in the industry. The provider needs to be able to deliver a week-long intensive training programme (namely, the "boot-camp") that can be accessed by students remotely and/or via existing on-campus facilities; this would be expected to be delivered during week 0 of semester 2 each year (in January for each academic year). They also need to provide appropriate pre-boot camp information sessions (ideally Oct/Nov in semester 1 of each year) and preparatory materials/asynchronous online sessions. During the boot camp the provider should cover a combination of contemporary theory (e.g. corporate finance, behavioural finance, capital markets) and practical application via trading simulation and offer participants assessment of and feedback on their performance. Topics we envisage being covered include asset management, buy and sell side transactions, IPOs and experience of a live financial trading environment. The boot camp should include careers advice and co-ordinate on this with the university's careers service. We further expect the provider to include post-boot camp feedback to students about their performance as well as pastoral care for participants to allow them to maximise the impact of their experience when seeking employment. The boot camp should be a self-contained activity that will sit alongside a student's finance courses at Strathclyde and be open to both UG and PGT students on a voluntary basis, we expect 200-300 students to take part each year. There should be no charges/fees for participating students other than those ordinarily incurred for attending on campus (e.g. travel) or for remote access (e.g. internet access). We expect the provider to issue students who successfully complete the boot camp with a recognised qualification, e.g. a Level 5 Diploma in Trading and Financial Market Analysis - accredited by the London Institute of Banking and Finance, which will benefit students' CVs and their employability skills.

Renewal: The university has provided the contract for an initial duration of 24 months with option for three extension periods each of up to 12 months each. Extensions taken are at the university's discretion.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000799497
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530877
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80300000 - Higher education services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£260,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jun 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
4 to 4.5 years from contract start date.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ejiro.fajinmi@strath.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7811592949

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1XU
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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