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Published 28 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

International Student Enquiry Conversion Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Bristol (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,800,000exc. VAT26.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2022awarded 4 Oct 2022
Awarded to UniQuest Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for student enquiry management and conversion services to successfully implement and deliver enquiry management and conversion services for prospective international students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The service provider shall engage with and support prospective students, applicants and offer holders via targeted, personalised communications to optimise conversion at each stage of the potential students' application journey.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Higher education services · Marketing services · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,800,000
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The University intends to award a contract for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further period of 1 year (3 + 1)Variant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65%
  • Cost: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost: 35%
  • Technical: 65%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Suppliers will be assessed against the criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
28 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
24 Oct 2022, 09:58 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
Mar-2108-001-PC_2045
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029871
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityHigher education servicesMarketing servicesRecruitment services
Delivery area
South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031c0a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
31 Mar 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Mar 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Mar 2022 → 24 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Mar 2022, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Mar 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Oct 2022, 09:58 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Oct 2022, 09:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,544,4001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UniQuest LtdInternational Student Conversion Services£3,544,400 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • International Student Conversion Services · UniQuest Ltd

    Signed
    4 Oct 2022
    Value
    £3,544,400
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Bristol

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 4th Floor, Augustine's Courtyard, Orchard Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 5DSContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria