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title: "CU.1025.ZS-Support for Year in Industry Engineering"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-128855"
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buyer: "CARDIFF UNIVERSITY"
published: "2023-05-02"
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# CU.1025.ZS-Support for Year in Industry Engineering

Buyer: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-128855

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## Summary

Cardiff University has recently completed a procurement process for the tender titled "CU.1025.ZS-Support for Year in Industry Engineering" in the Education industry category. The tender, at the award stage, was conducted using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contracting process was aimed at entering into an arrangement to deliver support to Engineering students for Industry Year Placements. Key dates were the signing of the contract on February 3, 2023. The procurement was governed by public law and located in Cardiff, UK.

This tender opportunity at Cardiff University presents a potential growth avenue for businesses, especially SMEs offering services related to supporting students in Engineering for Industry Year Placements. Businesses providing training or consultancy services in relevant engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Medical, Civil, Electrical, and Electronics Engineering could find this tender particularly suitable for participation. The unique procurement method of an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition underlines the specific technical reasons behind this contract award.

## Notice

The service provided is: -Supporting the School of Engineering with preparing 2nd Year Engineering Students for a year in industry for those that wish to take the opportunity.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service provided is: -Supporting the School of Engineering with preparing 2nd Year Engineering Students for a year in industry for those that wish to take the opportunity. --Identifying suitable placements by leveraging industry contacts to meet the students' requirements i.e., relevant engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Medical, Civil, Electrical and Electronics Engineering). --Supporting the student in the placement (including visiting the student in the workplace), this ensures the student is benefitting from the placement and is given good opportunities to develop the required professional training objectives. --Providing the first-assessment and feedback on student submission post-placement (portfolio and presentation).

### Procurement Information

This is a VEAT notice. The purpose of this is to notify the market that Cardiff University are to enter into an arrangement for a service that delivers support to Students in Engineering specifically Industry Year Placements. The justification for this award is reg 32 (2) (b) (ii), competition is absent for technical reasons. Higher Education Industry Placement does not normally involve the assistance of a partner and according to market research other Universities Engineering Industry Placements are organised in-house utilising job boards and industry connections. As this provision is enduring and the University requires a further 2 years of support from Academic year 23/24, during this time the University will consider the option to bring the service in-house and will therefore require the second year to allow for transition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=128855 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £240,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF24 0DE |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Adamsdown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff East |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SYMMONS MADGE ASSOCIATES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services

## Release History

- 2 May 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=128855
- 24 Feb 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=128855

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB428820
  CU.1025.ZS-Support for Year in Industry Engineering - The service provided is: -Supporting the School of Engineering with preparing 2nd Year Engineering Students for a year in industry for those that wish to take the opportunity.
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY436152
  CU.1025.ZS-Support for Year in Industry Engineering - The service provided is: -Supporting the School of Engineering with preparing 2nd Year Engineering Students for a year in industry for those that wish to take the opportunity.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-128855

## Provenance

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