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QUB/2301/22 Global Student Recruitment - Lead Management Services

Direct marketing services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 22:00 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£650,000
Contract/award value: £650,000
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
2 bids
2 SME bids · 2 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 227 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
43.445%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
22 contracts£1,753,017At ceiling / not disclosed
19 contracts£156,407,838At ceiling / not disclosed
18 contracts£224,962,106At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
16 contracts£7,633,517,648At ceiling / not disclosed
16 contracts£187,064,626At ceiling / not disclosed
15 contracts£174,557,578At ceiling / not disclosed
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675
14 contracts£6,091,949,765At ceiling / not disclosed
14 contracts£680,244,503At ceiling / not disclosed
13 contracts£173,324,030At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
12 contracts£1,015,969,208At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
8/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Outsourced ICT Infrastructure Management and associated ServicesWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust · 3 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
£49,999,999
same CPV family
£200,000
same CPV family
Managed Debt Collection ServicesGovernment Commercial Agency · 25 Aug 2026, 10:03 BST
£500,000,000
same CPV family
Supply of Higher Educational Consultancy Services in IndiaUNIVERSITY OF DERBY · 1 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
£350,000
same CPV family
Onward Group Limited - Print Management ServicesOnward Group Limited · 2 Sept 2026, 08:24 BST
£2,750,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Queen's University Belfast: "QUB/2301/22 Global Student Recruitment - Lead Management Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityQueen's University BelfastScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Queen's University Belfast
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Queen's University Belfast. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4Bids / Report (median)
26.3% of reports have one bid · Mean: 3.8 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
T&A Consulting Private LimitedTop vendor: 53.5% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 19 active published awards; 19 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 79):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
T&A Consulting Private Limited1 win£8,102,500
Partridge Peartree Promotions Limited1 win£1,250,000
KPMG1 win£1,200,000
Deloitte1 win£800,000
QS Enrolment Solutions Ltd1 win£650,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityQueen's University Belfast
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published5 Dec 2022, 15:57 GMT
Last source update5 Dec 2022, 15:57 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationDirect marketing services
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-036545
What is being bought
The Global Student Recruitment Team at Queen's University Belfast has identified the need for a supplier to provide a service to manage the increasing number of leads for UG and PGT programmes across key international markets (MENA/Sub Saharan Africa/Pakistan) and support and nurture the market leads through to the application stage. UG applicants may be recruited directly to Queen’s or recruited to INTO Queen’s to undertake a Foundation or International Year One.The supplier will be responsible for delivering a flexible and scalable Lead Management solution which includes a detailed communication plan which will contact leads, assess propensity to apply and engage in 1-2-1 contact. The supplier will be required to represent Queen's with the highest standard of customer care and ensure the Queen's brand is maintained within these markets. The service will gain insights about Queen's USP's and programmes through an onboarding process and continuous communication with recruitment tea
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    5 Dec 2022, 15:57 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    5 Dec 2022, 15:57 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    5 Dec 2022, 15:57 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    5 Dec 2022, 15:57 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £700,000
    2 Sept 2022, 12:28 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    2 Sept 2022, 12:28 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    2 Sept 2022, 12:28 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 3 Oct 2022, 16:00 BST
    2 Sept 2022, 12:28 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    2 Sept 2022, 12:28 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Over the past 5 year period, Queen's Global Student Recruitment Team presence has expanded and currently there is representation across a number of key markets / regions. The expansion in regions has led to a significant increase in enquiries and leads from potential students which require an appropriate service to help maximise student recruitment outcomes.Global Student Recruitment has identified the need for a supplier to provide a service to manage the increasing number of leads for UG and PGT programmes across key international markets (MENA/Sub Saharan Africa/Pakistan) and support and nurture the market leads through to the application stage. UG applicants may be recruited directly to Queen’s or recruited to INTO Queen’s to undertake a Foundation or International Year One.The supplier will be responsible for delivering a flexible and scalable Lead Management solution which includes a detailed communication plan which will contact leads, assess propensity to apply and engage in 1-2-1 contact. The supplier will be required to represent Queen's with the highest standard of customer care and ensure the Queen's brand is maintained within these markets. The service will gain insights about Queen's USP's and programmes through an onboarding process and continuous communication with recruitment teams in Belfast and key markets.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    5 Dec 2022, 15:57 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 8 Nov 2022, 00:00 GMT · £650,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
QS Enrolment Solutions Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Global Student Recruitment - Lead Management Services
£650,000 · signed 8 Nov 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 2 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 2 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authority GB-FTS-4460
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  • Queen's University Belfast
    buyer

    Purchasing Office, University Road, Belfast, UKN06, BT7 1NN
    +44 2890973026
  • QS Enrolment Solutions Ltd
    supplier

    1 Tranley Mews, Fleet Road, London, UKI, NW3 2DG
    +44 2072847200
  • Queen's University Belfast
    reviewBody

    Belfast
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