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title: "Masters International Study Visits"
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# Masters International Study Visits

Buyer: DURHAM UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4f101910-1a07-434d-80e8-c87a980ed0b5

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## Summary

Durham University is soliciting proposals for the "Masters International Study Visits" to organise various logistics and company visits for its Masters students. This procurement falls under the category of Education and Training Services and is currently in the Award stage. The contract, valued at £256,496, commenced on 1 October 2018 and will run until 30 September 2020, with the opportunity for extension after an initial review. The procurement method used for this tender is an open procedure, and the submission deadline for interests was 10 August 2018.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in educational services, travel arrangements, logistics, and student experiences. Suppliers with expertise in arranging accommodation, transport, and culturally enriching activities would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Given the international nature of the student body and the potential for future expansions of the programme, there is ample opportunity for growth in servicing similar educational projects.

## Notice

The Business School seek an exceptional study tour operator / guide(s) to organise accommodaiton, arrangelogistics, food (where applicable) and company visits for Durham University Masters students that will addmaximum value, inspire and engage, while providing an enriched learning experience and backgroundknowledge to help students excel throughout their course and chosen career. It is expected that the study tour will comprise of various visits focused on the banking, finance, logistics, humanresource, marketing or accounting sectors according to the group of students travelling with an optional culturalvisit(s) included to round off the full experience. In the first year of the contract, the study tour will be open to 30 or 40 students who will be accompanied by2 members of University staff. The study tour forms an essential aspect of the student course experiencehowever it is currenlty a non-assessed module. It is anticipated that in future years the tour may be extended toacommodate larger numbers and may become part of an assessed module within the overall syllabus. The successful supplier will be expected to organise all apsects of the visits, arranging suitable accommodation, visits to companies and all logistics involved while ensuring the safety of both University staff and students 3 / 5 attending. Students will be arriving from all over the world and will make their own way to the host city and willnot require collecting from an airport. Part of the service requirements will involve the supplier issuing invitationletters at the start of January 2019 to those students attending the study tour. The supplier will also be expectedto act as a guide throughout the study visit accompanying both students and University staff to the organisedvisits. The next study tour to take place will be in Frankfurt (other destinations will also be required throughoutthe duration of the contract) on either of the weeks mentioned above. Where the programme of visits does notallow for students to cater for themselves, the supplier will be expected to arrange appropriate catering. To express an interest please go to the following link : http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6777 Additional information: If you wish to apply for this opportunity please register an interest at the following link: http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6777

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/021f9721-1c25-40eb-9629-e84e8f535907 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Nov 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Aug 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2018 |
| Contract period | 7 Oct 2018 - 7 Oct 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £256,496 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £128,248 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DURHAM UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 3LE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Durham South |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROGRAMS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 20 Nov 2018 at 09:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/021f9721-1c25-40eb-9629-e84e8f535907
- 5 Jul 2018 at 10:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5063bdf1-228d-41f7-bc4b-a80c49753099

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/021f9721-1c25-40eb-9629-e84e8f535907
  20th November 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5063bdf1-228d-41f7-bc4b-a80c49753099
  5th July 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6777
- http://www.durham.ac.uk

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