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title: "Advance HE Strategic Membership Renewal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06df41"
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buyer: "University of Bedfordshire"
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# Advance HE Strategic Membership Renewal

Buyer: University of Bedfordshire  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06df41

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## Summary

The University of Bedfordshire procured a strategic membership renewal with Advance HE, a service provider focused on higher education. The requirement supports the university’s continued membership of Advance HE and relates to higher education services. The buyer is the University of Bedfordshire, based at University Square in Luton. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The selected supplier, ADVANCE HE, is based in York and is classified as a small and medium-sized enterprise and a voluntary, community or social enterprise. This opportunity is relevant to organisations that provide strategic membership, sector support or comparable services to universities and other higher education institutions, particularly where delivery can support a university operating from Luton and across the UK.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to ADVANCE HE. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. There was one lot, covering the full requirement. The contract was signed on 17 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £117,588 excluding VAT, or £141,105.60 including VAT. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, and the award covers higher education services. The selected supplier is ADVANCE HE. The three-year contract period indicates a sustained membership relationship with the University of Bedfordshire rather than a short, one-off service purchase.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from the University of Bedfordshire for strategic membership services connected with higher education. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to understand the university sector and provide an organised membership offer that delivers continuing value to an institution, rather than a single event or isolated consultancy assignment. Relevant providers are likely to have sector knowledge, relationships with higher education institutions and the capacity to support an ongoing university-wide engagement. Advance HE’s status as the selected specialist supplier shows that the buyer accepted a direct, non-competitive route for this requirement, so competitors would need a clearly differentiated service or a strong relationship-building approach before the next relevant procurement. The requirement is a useful indicator of recurring institutional demand for higher education sector support.

## Notice

Advance HE Strategic Membership Renewal-UoB This notice is linked to contract award notice: Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-067554 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06cd7a

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075357-2026 |
| 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 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £117,588 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of Bedfordshire |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Postcode area | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 3JU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ADVANCE HE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 14:34 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075357-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075357-2026
  7th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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