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title: "Assessment Centre Experience (ACE)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043d11"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION"
published: "2024-06-11"
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# Assessment Centre Experience (ACE)

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043d11

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## Summary

The University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation has completed a tender process for the provision of the Assessment Centre Experience (ACE) event services within the services main procurement category. The contract, awarded to Gradcore, is valued at £467,000 and runs from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2027, with a possible one-year extension option. The University's policies apply to all resulting contracts.

This procurement opportunity gives businesses in event services the chance to compete for a long-term contract with clear deliverables and evaluation criteria. Suitable businesses should offer quality event services and demonstrate financial competitiveness. The University of Hertfordshire's open procurement method allows fair competition, making it ideal for event services providers aiming for sustained growth through long-term contracts with a reputable higher education institution.

## Notice

The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a contract for the provision of the Assessment Centre Experience (ACE). It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded 15th April 2024 and will run from the 1st of May 2024 for three (3) years until 30th April 2027. At the end of the first three years the University will have an option to extend for a further year. This is subject to satisfactory performance of the contract. The contract duration is a maximum of four years. All University policies and regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems and services, will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender. All other information is available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a contract for the provision of the Assessment Centre Experience (ACE) event for students

Renewal: The contract will be retendered at the end of the four years duration

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017958-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | After four year contract |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £540,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £467,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION |
| Locality | HATFIELD |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL10 8NE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Hatfield Central |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRADCORE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services
- 79952100 - Cultural event organisation services

## Release History

- 11 Jun 2024 at 09:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017958-2024
- 27 Feb 2024 at 10:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006222-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home
- https://www.herts.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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