China Overseas Recruitment Services

Official notice

Authority: Aston University (Education)

Below threshold - unknown

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: China (CN)

Awarded value£185,000published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 9 Dec 2025

Awarded to Grok Global Services Inc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

International recruitment and in-market staffing services (China)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery listed: China (CN)

79600000 Recruitment services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - unknown
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Dec 2025, 16:10 GMT
Last source update: 16 Dec 2025, 16:10 GMT
Authority reference: 1211
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-083519
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area in notice: China (CN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f717 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
16 Dec 2025, 16:10 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £185,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Grok Global Services IncSME	£185,000 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Grok Global Services IncSME
Signed
9 Dec 2025
Value
£185,000 inc. VAT
Period
9 Dec 2025 – 9 Dec 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000904 · GB-PPON: PTLB-7496-TPTR Aston Triangle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7ETContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Grok Global Services IncAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCBH-1337-WDXX 535 Dean St, Brooklyn, New York, US, 11217, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Dec 2025, 16:10 GMT