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title: "Consultancy Services for Supporting International Higher Education Partnership"
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# Consultancy Services for Supporting International Higher Education Partnership

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bc2b

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh initiated a tender process for Consultancy Services aimed at Supporting an International Higher Education Partnership in China. This procurement, classified under Business and Management Consultancy Services, is currently in the Award stage. The tender was officially released on 15th June 2021, with a maximum estimated spend of GBP 5 million for the consultancy services needed to assist in advancing the partnership's health research, innovation, and education programme. The services may also involve occasional travel to China, with delivery expected in Edinburgh following the lifting of Covid restrictions.

This consultancy opportunity presents significant potential for business growth, particularly for management consultancies with expertise in international partnerships and strong project management capabilities. Firms that can demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of cultural and geopolitical challenges, and can offer innovative approaches, will be well-positioned to compete. Businesses with a proven track record in delivering value-added services and community benefits will also align well with the criteria set by the University of Edinburgh, making them prime contenders for this framework agreement.

## Notice

The University of Edinburgh requires Consultancy Services for Supporting an International Higher Education Partnership in China

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Edinburgh seeks to further mature a partnership with a consortium of high-profile Chinese entities. The partnership intends to develop and deliver a "Health research, innovation and education programme." The university is now tendering to create a Framework Agreement to provide consultancy services from suitably qualified and experienced management consultancies to assist with phase 2 and possibly into phase 3 of the programme, to deliver the following objectives: - Support the management and implementation of the programme. - Monitor the progression of project plans and deliverables across the partnership to ensure achievement of mutually agreed objectives on-time and within budget. - Demonstrate that the partnership delivers value for money. - Advise on the balance of risk in the programme - strategic and delivery

Options: The University would like to have the potential to use this Framework Agreement to purchase additional consultancy services if other projects within the University have projects of comparable scope and require a similar skill set to the current programme. With regard to estimated spend, UoE estimates the maximum spend for phase 2 and 3 of the current programme on this Framework Agreement would be a maximum of GBP 3.6 million. An additional allowance of GBP 1.4 million has been added to allow for potential spend on other similar or associated projects and is much more speculative.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013496-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | 2020 DELIVERY LTD TRADING AS THE PSC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Jun 2021 at 13:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013496-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:457566-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107

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