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title: "Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000724258"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE"
published: "2023-03-13"
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# Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia)

Buyer: CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000724258

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## Summary

The City of Glasgow College awarded a contract for the provision of international student recruitment services from Qobolak for Commercial Services. The contract's title is "Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia)". The College, located in Glasgow, UK, conducted this limited procurement process through an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, worth £322,881, was signed on 28th February 2023. The procurement is in the services category, specifically for education (COFOG code: 09).

This tender, managed by the City of Glasgow College, offers opportunities for businesses involved in international student recruitment services within the education sector. The procurement stage has been completed, and the contract is currently active. Businesses, particularly those with experience in promoting education services to Saudi nationals or operating in the tourism sector, would be well-suited to compete in similar tenders. The unique nature of this agreement required a direct route to market due to its commercial sensitivity and specific agent affiliations, highlighting an avenue for specialised service providers.

## Notice

Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom. Furthermore, Qobolak is appointed to promote, identify and introduce clients across the Saudi Kingdom who are interested in enrolling onto courses that are provided by City of Glasgow College. Third party arrangements are common across the Kingdom when government departments are funding activity that requires Saudi Nationals to travel & study overseas.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom. Furthermore, Qobolak is appointed to promote, identify and introduce clients across the Saudi Kingdom who are interested in enrolling on to courses that are provided by City of Glasgow College. Third party arrangements are common across the Kingdom when government departments are funding activity that requires Saudi Nationals to travel & study overseas. This award notice is to cover an initial 3 month pilot.

### Procurement Information

Due to the commercial nature of this agreement and complexities of tendering the requirements, a direct route to market without competitive actions is required. After dialog with other institution re this requirement, reason for not tendering can be summarised below: The commercially sensitive nature of the requirements. Some institutions will only use certain agents and some agents will only deal with certain institutions (mainly universities). No appetite for agents to tender especially in the far east. Certain agents are affiliated with certain Ministries. In this instance, the Ministry of Tourism will only deal with Qobolak. If we did use Qobolak then this deal couldn't go ahead. Agents will not sign up to institutions terms and conditions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR473528 |
| 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 | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 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 | £322,881 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G4 0RF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | QOBOLAK FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 13 Mar 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR473528
- 1 Mar 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR472432

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR472432
  Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia) - Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR473528
  Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia) - Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom. Furthermore, Qobolak is appointed to promote, identify and introduce clients across the Saudi Kingdom who are interested in enrolling onto courses that are provided by City of Glasgow College. Third party arrangements are common across the Kingdom when government departments are funding activity that requires Saudi Nationals to travel & study overseas.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000724258
- https://www.qobolak.com/en/

## Provenance

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