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title: "Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) and UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) System"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000786902"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SRUC"
published: "2025-01-06"
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# Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) and UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) System

Buyer: SRUC  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000786902

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## Summary

SRUC (Scotland's Rural College) is seeking a service provider for the "Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) and UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) System" project, focusing on enhancing their international student recruitment pipeline. This procurement, categorized under Higher Education, Further Education, Research and Consultancy, involves offering a streamlined post-acceptance process to ensure minimal visa refusal rates, crucial for sustainable international growth. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 27 January 2025. Located in Edinburgh at SRUC’s facility, this tender values at £50,000 and requires interested suppliers to note their interest by 12.00 GMT on 20 January 2025.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in automated administrative solutions, compliance, and risk management systems, particularly those with a focus on the education sector. Companies proficient in providing end-to-end platforms that integrate with existing student management systems using protocols like SFTP or API would be well-suited for this contract. The requirement includes automation, a Pre-CAS checklist, compliance with UKVI regulations, applicant credibility assessments, and GDPR compliance—all essential for SRUC’s operational efficiency and risk mitigation. Winning this contract could help businesses establish long-term relationships and gain a foothold in the education sector's procurement landscape.

## Notice

SRUC requires a service provider that can fully assist with the post-acceptance stage of the College's international student recruitment pipeline. For SRUC to achieve its ambition to become a trusted sponsor for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) refusal rates for our international students must be minimised. This is important to ensure continued sustainable growth in international student recruitment and to further improve service levels for our students.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

SRUC requires a service provider that can fully assist with the post-acceptance stage of the College's international student recruitment pipeline. For SRUC to achieve its ambition to become a trusted sponsor for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) refusal rates for our international students must be minimised. This is important to ensure continued sustainable growth in international student recruitment and to further improve service levels for our students. We therefore require a product and/or out-sourced service that provides a full end-to end platform that makes student Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS), Visa and arrival administration simple, streamlined and fully secure for staff and students. The key, mandatory deliverables for this opportunity are: - Automation: to reduce repetitive work for staff and students, where possible, the onboarding and screening process must be automated. - Pre-CAS Checklist: international student applicants must be guided through a Pre-CAS checklist to assist with the identification and elimination of common mistakes before they become problematic for visa applications. - Compliance and Risk Management: to support SRUC's compliance with UKVI sponsor licence duties, CAS must not be issued to international student applicants who are at risk of UK Visa refusal. Early detection of risks and mistakes must be highlighted to enable timely intervention by the SRUC compliance team. - Applicant Credibility Assessments: provision of interview management capability and separate, independent assessment of interviews. The system must be able to provide transcripts and temporary storage of recorded interviews. - GDPR Compliance: the system must be fully compliant with UK GDPR. In addition, provision of secure document upload facilities, data encryption, and automated document deletion and retention as per UKVI compliance will also be required. - Data Management: a full data management facility including the management of information and documentation for the CAS by the SRUC Admissions and International Recruitment team. - Automated Follow-Up: allows for efficient, automated student follow-up to request relevant information and documents. -Integration: integrates with SRUC's UnitE student management system through common protocols such as SFTP or API. - Agent Portal: the solution must also provide a portal to support document management between third-party Agents and student applicants.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521111 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SRUC |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH9 3JG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Southside/Newington |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48190000 - Educational software package

## Release History

- 6 Jan 2025 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521111

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521111
  Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) and UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) System - SRUC requires a service provider that can fully assist with the post-acceptance stage of the College's international student recruitment pipeline. For SRUC to achieve its ambition to become a trusted sponsor for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) refusal rates for our international students must be minimised. This is important to ensure continued sustainable growth in international student recruitment and to further improve service levels for our students.

## Notice URLs

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- http://www.sruc.ac.uk
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- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=786902

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