Official UK procurement notice
International Student Recruitment South Asia (India)
Authority: LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLondon Met is looking to hire an experienced specialist provider to proactively support and improve student recruitment. The provider will be responsible for recruiting, assessing, and converting prospective students into enrolled students, with the overall aim of boosting recruitment and conversion rates for the University.
CPV: Auditing services · Recruitment services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,291,666 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1International Student Recruitment South AsiaAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,083,333
This successful Service Provider shall deliver recruitment and conversion management services for prospective students from South Asia at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including enquirers, applicants, offer holders and acceptors of offers. The Service Provider will be expected to manage London Met's agent network in South Asia and support the International Recruitment Team with expanding the partner network in-country.
Lot #2Compliance InterviewsAwardedRenewalPublished value£208,333
This successful Service Provider shall deliver robust compliance services for prospective students from South Asia at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. This includes monitoring applicants, offer holders, and offer acceptors to ensure full adherence to London Met's admissions policies, visa compliance requirements, and all relevant UKVI regulations. The Service Provider will be expected to maintain accurate records, identify and flag potential risks, and work closely with London Met to upload the integrity of the recruitment and admissions process.
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 50%
- Community benefits: 5%
- Commercial: 45%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Community benefits
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 17 Jul 2025, 17:21 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2026, 11:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
LMU2025-1870- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041115- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0561b0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
17 Jul 2025 → 31 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 17:21 BST
- Clarification questions by30 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent337 days ago25 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by330 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends326 days ago5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published252 days ago18 Feb 2026, 11:41 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2025- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 17:21 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Nov 2025, 14:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Nov 2025, 14:54 GMT
- Contract signature expected14 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Feb 2026, 11:41 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · International Student Recruitment South Asia1 award | |||
| Sannam S4 Ltd1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: If suppliers wish to continue the agreement as these extension form part of the original tendered contract term just with the option of the break clause. | £800,000 | 25 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Compliance Interviews1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 14 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
International Student Recruitment South Asia · Sannam S4 Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £800,000
- Period
- 3 Feb 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Can be extended on 2 occasions for 1 year each as proposed in the ITP document.
3 agreed KPIs: Conversion rates, enquiry to application and offer to enrolment · Enquiry management · Agent management and handling
- Conversion rates, enquiry to application and offer to enrolment
- Enquiry management
- Agent management and handling
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · International Student Recruitment South Asia | 12final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SANNAM S4 LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender