---
title: "For the provision of an Embedded College offering Integrated Courses ECIC"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0447ca"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA"
published: "2025-03-31"
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# For the provision of an Embedded College offering Integrated Courses ECIC

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0447ca

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## Summary

The University of Cumbria has completed the procurement process for the provision of an Embedded College offering Integrated Courses (ECIC). This procurement, classified under higher education services (CPV: 80300000), aims to establish a partnership to deliver educational study programmes to international students on the Lancaster campus. The procurement process, initiated as an open procedure, has now reached the award stage, with the contract being signed on 5th February 2025. The awarded contract, worth £1,500,000, was given to Malvern House International Ltd.

This tender represents a significant business growth opportunity for organisations experienced in providing higher education services. Companies capable of setting up and operating an embedded college focused on international students would find this contract well-suited to their expertise. The ECIC aims to equip students with skills and qualifications for undergraduate or postgraduate courses at the University of Cumbria. Potential business partners with innovative academic provisions and flexible partnership models would be highly competitive in such a procurement process.

## Notice

The University of Cumbria aims to enter into a partnership to develop and establish an Embedded College offering Integrated Courses ECIC, to deliver educational study programmes to international students to equip them with the skills and qualifications required to enrol on an undergraduate or postgraduate course at the University. This presents an opportunity for a suitably experienced supplier to establish and run an ECIC on the University of Cumbria's Lancaster campus. The University remains open minded on the terms of the partnership, the operating model and the academic provision, and welcomes proposals from all interested parties.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

For the provision of an Embedded College offering Integrated Courses ECIC

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011956-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| Locality | CARLISLE |
| Post town | Carlisle |
| Postcode | CA1 2HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD13 Cumberland |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Carlisle |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MALVERN HOUSE INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2025 at 10:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011956-2025
- 12 Mar 2024 at 15:38 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007895-2024
- 12 Mar 2024 at 15:19 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007887-2024
- 12 Mar 2024 at 14:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007880-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cumbria.ac.uk
- http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk
- https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofcumbria

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