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title: "Marketing and Student Recruitment Services in United Arab Emirates (UAE)"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-132968"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SWANSEA UNIVERSITY"
published: "2024-09-26"
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# Marketing and Student Recruitment Services in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Buyer: SWANSEA UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-132968

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## Summary

Swansea University has completed the procurement process for "Marketing and Student Recruitment Services in United Arab Emirates (UAE)" under an open procedure. The contract aims to support and deliver marketing and student recruitment activities in the Gulf region, exploring new markets across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to increase both undergraduate and postgraduate student market share and enrolments. The key procurement stage is at the award phase, with the contract being signed on 23rd May 2024. The successful bidder is Grok Global Services, a large-scale organisation based in New York. This procurement falls under the services category and targeted the education sector, specifically within the Gulf (AE) region.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in international student recruitment, marketing, and higher education consultancy. Firms experienced in the Gulf region or similar markets, especially those familiar with the UK higher education system, would be particularly well-suited to compete. The services required involve a managerial-level professional with at least five years of experience in similar roles, capable of driving student enrolment conversions through effective marketing and recruitment strategies. This opens potential business avenues for experienced international education marketing firms looking to expand their reach and impact in the MENA region.

## Notice

Swansea University is seeking a company with the ability to support and deliver marketing and student recruitment activity in the Gulf region and to explore new markets across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on our behalf. The aim of this is to support the University's strategy across the Gulf region of increasing undergraduate and postgraduate student market share and to grow student enrolments. We will require one member of staff who will be exclusively dedicated to Swansea University activity, and the company should have the capacity to increase this number if required. We require the staff member to be at manager level, with at least five years experience in a similar role within higher education in the Gulf or a similar market in the region. They will lead on marketing and recruitment activity and will have sales driven approach to help improve conversion of students to enrolments; they will have knowledge of UK higher education, and will be a confident communicator.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Swansea University is seeking a company with the ability to support and deliver marketing and student recruitment activity in the Gulf region and to explore new markets across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on our behalf. The aim of this is to support the University's strategy across the Gulf region of increasing undergraduate and postgraduate student market share and to grow student enrolments. We will require one member of staff who will be exclusively dedicated to Swansea University activity, and the company should have the capacity to increase this number if required. We require the staff member to be at manager level, with at least five years experience in a similar role within higher education in the Gulf or a similar market in the region. They will lead on marketing and recruitment activity and will have sales driven approach to help improve conversion of students to enrolments; they will have knowledge of UK higher education, and will be a confident communicator.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=132968 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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 | 26 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SWANSEA UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | SWANSEA |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA2 8PP |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL43 Swansea |
| Local authority | Swansea |
| Electoral ward | Sketty |
| Westminster constituency | Swansea West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GROK GLOBAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79342100 - Direct marketing services
- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 26 Sep 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=132968
- 10 Jul 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=132968

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL443483
  Marketing and Student Recruitment Services in United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Swansea University is seeking a company with the ability to support and deliver marketing and student recruitment activity in the Gulf region and to explore new markets across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on our behalf. The aim of this is to support the University's strategy across the Gulf region of increasing undergraduate and postgraduate student market share and to grow student enrolments. We will require one member of staff who will be exclusively dedicated to Swansea University activity, and the company should have the capacity to increase this number if required. We require the staff member to be at manager level, with at least five years experience in a similar role within higher education in the Gulf or a similar market in the region. They will lead on marketing and recruitment activity and will have sales driven approach to help improve conversion of students to enrolments; they will have knowledge of UK higher education, and will be a confident communicator.
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP491510
  Marketing and Student Recruitment Services in United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Swansea University is seeking a company with the ability to support and deliver marketing and student recruitment activity in the Gulf region and to explore new markets across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on our behalf. The aim of this is to support the University's strategy across the Gulf region of increasing undergraduate and postgraduate student market share and to grow student enrolments. We will require one member of staff who will be exclusively dedicated to Swansea University activity, and the company should have the capacity to increase this number if required. We require the staff member to be at manager level, with at least five years experience in a similar role within higher education in the Gulf or a similar market in the region. They will lead on marketing and recruitment activity and will have sales driven approach to help improve conversion of students to enrolments; they will have knowledge of UK higher education, and will be a confident communicator.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.swansea.ac.uk
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-132968
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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