--- title: "Provision of services to recruit international foundation students for the University of Birmingham" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ff3c3762-8a42-4b58-a13c-bd92e72922e6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ff3c3762-8a42-4b58-a13c-bd92e72922e6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff3c3762-8a42-4b58-a13c-bd92e72922e6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff3c3762-8a42-4b58-a13c-bd92e72922e6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM" published: "2019-12-13" --- # Provision of services to recruit international foundation students for the University of Birmingham Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ff3c3762-8a42-4b58-a13c-bd92e72922e6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ff3c3762-8a42-4b58-a13c-bd92e72922e6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff3c3762-8a42-4b58-a13c-bd92e72922e6.json) ## Summary The University of Birmingham is seeking a service provider through an open tender process titled "Provision of services to recruit international foundation students." This initiative is focused on increasing the number and diversity of international foundation students for various undergraduate pathways on the Edgbaston campus. The tender period ended on 31 January 2020, and the contract is expected to commence on 1 July 2020, lasting until 30 June 2025. The main industry category for this procurement falls under higher education services. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for organisations experienced in international student recruitment, particularly those that have established marketing channels and a track record of successfully admitting international students at scale. Providers with experience working with Russell Group universities or similarly prestigious institutions would be well-positioned to compete. The successful bidder will be expected to meet pre-agreed enrolment targets, making this an attractive opportunity for businesses specialising in educational services and student recruitment. ## Notice The University is seeking to appoint an organisation to provide student recruitment services to deliver significant growth in the number and diversity of suitably qualified international foundation students to its international undergraduate pathway programmes on the Edgbaston campus. This is to support the University's strategic ambition to grow and diversify its international student body. These programmes are delivered in-house through the University's Birmingham International Academy (BIA) which has a prime on-campus location and is already well established and well respected in the market with a reputation for high quality delivery and excellent student experience, as evidenced by the BIA's student satisfaction and progression rates. The programmes currently include three pathways (noting there may be scope to expand the programme portfolio and intake points in the future). These are: o Arts, Social Sciences, Business and Law Pathway (September and January intakes) o Engineering and Physical Sciences Pathway (September and January intakes) o Medical, Life and Geo Sciences Pathway (September intake) There are two tender options for services to be provided as follows: Option one: Services limited to soliciting applications from prospective international foundation students on behalf of the University and screening them to ensure they are suitably qualified before submission through the University's standard admissions processes (managed by the University's admissions office). Option two: Services which also incorporate the admissions process, employing the University's established admissions criteria for its international pathway programmes and admitting students through the service provider's admissions function. The successful organisation will have proven experience in successfully recruiting and admitting cohorts of international foundation students at scale, from multiple overseas markets across different regions, to pathway programmes at partner institutions. This will have been achieved through a developed global infrastructure of marketing and recruitment channels, and will ideally have been undertaken on behalf of other Russell Group universities and potentially other top 100 global institutions. Please note that our preference is to contract an organisation that has experience of pathway delivery as well as marketing and recruitment, even though we are not seeking to contract an organisation to deliver the programmes. The key deliverables will be the achievement of pre-agreed enrolment targets, in line with University's published admissions criteria. These targets, commencing September 2021, are to be proposed by the tenderer on the basis of the information that is specified in this tender. The tenderer should specify total annual enrolment targets as well as a breakdown of annual targets for each of the University's three pathway programmes and intake points. They sh... Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ae74421-4169-44a0-b476-c13dc9910bb1 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Dec 2019 | | Submission deadline | 31 Jan 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2020 - 30 Jun 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM | | Locality | EDGBASTON | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B15 2TT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Edgbaston | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80300000 - Higher education services ## Release History - 13 Dec 2019 at 12:29 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ae74421-4169-44a0-b476-c13dc9910bb1 - 13 Dec 2019 at 12:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ae74421-4169-44a0-b476-c13dc9910bb1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ae74421-4169-44a0-b476-c13dc9910bb1 13th December 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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