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title: "Student Finance Tour 2017"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c03b2a81-0a07-441b-906b-ab4a0cf548e6"
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# Student Finance Tour 2017

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c03b2a81-0a07-441b-906b-ab4a0cf548e6

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## Summary

The Department for Education has successfully completed a tender process for the "Student Finance Tour 2017," aimed at providing vital information about higher education student finance to 16-18 year olds and their guardians throughout England. The contract was awarded to Event Marketing Solutions Ltd for a value of £465,943. The tour took place from 30 October to 15 December 2017, targeting approximately 96,000 attendees across 1,330 events. This initiative is classified under the education and training services industry category and was carried out through a framework agreement procurement method.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the event management and education consultancy sectors. Companies that specialise in educational outreach, marketing, and event logistics will find themselves well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. The scale of this project, which included managing a team of presenters and various logistical elements, highlights the demand for skilled service providers to engage effectively with educational institutions and their communities.

## Notice

A contract for Event Marketing Solutions Ltd. (EMS) to deliver the Student Finance Tour 2017. EMS will deliver a seven-week programme of presentations at schools, sixth forms and colleges across England, to provide 16-18 year olds (and their parents/carers) with the facts about higher education (HE) student finance, and inspiration to consider progressing to this level of study. The Tour will run from 30 October to 15 December 2017, and will aim to reach c. 96,000 attendees (84,000 pupils/12,000 parents) across a total of 1,330 events.Presentations will be delivered by a team of approx. 30 graduate presenters. EMS will manage and deliver all aspects of the Tour programme, including but not limited to: hiring, managing and paying the team of presenters; designing and printing all accompanying materials; contacting and arranging bookings with schools, sixth forms and colleges; all elements of tour logistics (van hire, IT and presentation equipment, mobile phones for graduate presenters, hotel bookings for overnight stays etc.) administering questionnaires to all Tour attendees (students, parents and teachers); providing weekly updates to DfE on progress towards meeting attendance targets; and providing a summary report and cleansed datasets to DfE at the end of the Tour including performance against targets and analysis of the questionnaire results.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73809ead-6872-49bd-b218-c00cddb62208 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Framework Agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Aug 2017 |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2017 - 31 Jan 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £465,943 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 2WD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EVENT MARKETING SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2018 at 12:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73809ead-6872-49bd-b218-c00cddb62208

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73809ead-6872-49bd-b218-c00cddb62208
  26th January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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