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Published 18 Aug 2022, 14:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Marketing and Student Recruitment Services in India

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£600,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Swansea University is seeking a company with the ability to support and deliver marketing and student recruitment activity in India on our behalf. The aim of this is to support the University’s strategy in India of increasing undergraduate and postgraduate student market share and to grow student enrolments. We will require up to four staff members who will be exclusively dedicated to Swansea University activity, and the company should have the capacity to increase this number if required. We require staff at a range of experience levels; one manager with at least five years experience in a similar role within higher education in India that has the ability to help inform and develop strategy, manage and build relationships with stakeholders, line manage junior members of staff as well as carrying out and delivering marketing and recruitment activity; a range of junior members of staff who have experience and knowledge of higher education overseas, especially the UK, and will be confident communicators, understand marketing and student recruitment and also have sales driven approaches to help improve conversion of students to enrolments.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Direct marketing services · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£600,000
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: 1 year extension option (3+1)Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Aug 2022, 14:06 BST
Last source update
20 Sept 2022, 13:59 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
SU198(22)
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026231
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesDirect marketing servicesRecruitment services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035fea Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=124124 (WA Ref:124124) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Sept 2022 → 3 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 Sept 2022, 13:59 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
    20 Sept 2022, 13:59 BST
    +11 days · was 22 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.222 Sept 20223 Oct 2022+11 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.722 Sept 20223 Oct 2022+11 d

The University has decided to extend the deadline

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

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