---
title: "Commission 2025/2026 - Sep 2025 intake for students"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0609e9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND"
published: "2026-01-20"
---

# Commission 2025/2026 - Sep 2025 intake for students

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0609e9

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## Summary

The University of the West of England has completed a procurement process titled "Commission 2025/2026 - Sep 2025 intake for students", focused on services within the Higher Education sector. The location for this contract is Bristol, United Kingdom, specifically at the university's Frenchay Campus. The procurement was conducted using a direct method below the threshold without competition, and it relates to placement services of personnel. The award was finalised and a contract signed with the supplier Faisal Assakaf, an SME based in Cardiff. The contract period started on 17 December 2025 and concluded on 18 December 2025, with the contract being signed on 16 December 2025.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in personnel placement services, especially those capable of delivering services to educational institutions. SMEs in particular might find potential growth through building relationships with universities and engaging in similar future contracts. Companies within the services industry sector who can efficiently deliver high-quality personnel placements and have expertise in navigating public sector contract requirements would be well-positioned to compete for similar procurement opportunities.

## Notice

CE-21-0121_ Commission 2025/2026 - Sep 2025 intake for students

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004794-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 17 Dec 2025 - 18 Dec 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £121,587 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FAISAL ASSAKAF |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel

## Release History

- 20 Jan 2026 at 12:39 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004794-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004794-2026
  20th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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