Official UK procurement notice
Enhanced Transnational Support Services
Authority: Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBangor University recognises the imperative to strengthen its international partnerships and transnational education portfolio to build greater resilience against sector-wide pressures. The aim of this contract is to exploit opportunities to optimise existing partnership frameworks and accelerate pipeline development to maximise strategic value. Bangor University wishes to appoint a suitable consultancy to conduct a comprehensive review of international operations and implement best-practice approaches to partnership management.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Oct 2025, 15:36 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2025, 13:46 GMT
- Authority reference
BU502025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072420- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05acfaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The supplier has extensive experience in the field of developing strategic international partnerships between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and HEI adjacent organisations. This includes all phases and aspects of transnational education, from strategic development to partnership development and quality assurance implementation, as well as student mobility programme development and Turing Scheme and Taith funding applications support. It is considered that there is no other supplier in the market who has the specialist knowledge and expertise to provide these services.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 10 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends354 days ago27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published341 days ago10 Nov 2025, 13:46 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published10 Oct 2025, 15:36 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2025, 15:18 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Nov 2025, 13:46 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cormack Consultancy GroupSMEEnhanced Transnational Support10 Nov 2025 – 9 Nov 2027 · up to 9 Nov 2028Extensions: 12 month extension if required | £342,000 | 10 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Enhanced Transnational Support · Cormack Consultancy GroupSME
- Signed
- 4 Nov 2025
- Value
- £342,000
- Period
- 10 Nov 2025 – 9 Nov 2027 · up to 9 Nov 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- If further or additional work is required after the initial 2 year contract, the University may agree to extend the contract for a further 12 months.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cormack Consultancy GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender