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International Student Recruitment - In Country

Business services: law
marketing
consulting
+3 more
Published value
£825,000
Submission deadline 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: University Of Edinburgh: "International Student Recruitment - In Country". Published status: complete. Published value: £825,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUniversity Of EdinburghScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£825,000
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for University Of Edinburgh. 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
3.3Bids / Report
60.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 230 active published awards; 205 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUniversity Of Edinburgh
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
Published23 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
Last source update23 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Recruitment services
Delivery area
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e65c
What is being bought
The University is seeking a Contractor(s) for the provision of In-Country Presence by establishing staff based in key recruitment regions — South Asia and South East Asia.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    23 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    23 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    23 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    23 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £825,000
    21 Nov 2025, 13:57 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    21 Nov 2025, 13:57 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    21 Nov 2025, 13:57 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    21 Nov 2025, 13:57 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    21 Nov 2025, 13:57 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The University of Edinburgh wishes to conduct an open tender to appoint a third-party provider capable of hosting staff working on our behalf overseas. The University intends to enhance its international student recruitment activity by establishing an in-country presence within key recruitment markets in South Asia and South East Asia. As part of this initiative, the University will deploy individuals working on our behalf to operate within these regions and requires external support to facilitate their effective establishment and ongoing operations. This contract is being funded by the University’s Strategic Fund and at present, is only available for the initial 18-month term of the contract. However, it is the intention of The International and Postgraduate Recruitment Team (IRPT) to apply for a subsequent round. If successful, it is at this point the extension period will be enacted. The budget for the initial 18-month contract term is 375,000 GBP (excluding VAT). Subject to additional funding being secured for a further two years, a further 450,000 GBP (excluding VAT) may be made available, provided the University secures such funding and enacts the extension period. This additional funding is not guaranteed at this stage. If all extensions are enacted, the total contract value would be 825,000 GBP.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    23 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £825
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Grok Global Services
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£825 · signed 20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 8 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 8 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 5 (lot 1)
smeBids: 8 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authority GB-FTS-2023
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  • University Of Edinburgh
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH1 1HT
    +44 1316502759
  • Edinburgh Sherrif Court
    reviewBody

    27 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH11LB
  • Grok Global Services
    supplier

    535 Dean St, Brooklyn, New York, US, 11217
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