Official UK procurement notice
Overseas administrative payroll services for UEA regional office staff based in India
Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK India Business Council (UKIBC) are a strategic advisory and advocacy group, representing UK business in India and providing a platform for UK business to run off-shore operations. They work closely with, and are recommended by, the UK Government Trade and Industry body. They work across a number of industries to strengthen links between the UK and India, improve ease of doing business, advocate at government level and provide employment support. UKIBC were engaged in November 2019 to assist with the expansion of our operations in India as, in Indian law, any organisation seeking to engage more than one consultant of Indian nationality must take up the services of an employment agent. UKIBC provides overseas administrative payroll services for UEA regional office staff based in India.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Mar 2026, 16:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 16:53 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020621- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0664a9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
UKIBC can uniquely provide services that support our desire to have a team of people solely representing UEA for the purposes of promoting the University to stakeholders such as potential students and their families, education agents and education institutions through attending appropriate events and managing stakeholder relationships. Furthermore, UKIBC can provide payroll management services for an Admissions Team who help process student applications from across the globe.
Moreover, UKIBC can support our work with both the Indian and UK governments in relation to education and immigration policies, for example by working with the Ministry of Education in India and UK Visas and Immigration representatives in New Delhi. UEA is seeking Indian university TNE partners in India to explore options for delivery of our programmes in country and UKIBC is uniquely placed to advise and provide insight in this important aspect of the UK government's new International Education Strategy 2026.
- Risks
Potential risks include changes to UK government immigration policy, the regulatory position of the Government of India or the regulatory status of the University, all of which would impact students ability to study in UK.
Where such risks should materialise the University may need to review or amend the agreement to reflect the revised operating environment. In the event of temporary disruption, maintaining stakeholder relationships and engagement activity in India would remain important.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
6 Mar 2026 → 18 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published237 days ago6 Mar 2026, 16:53 GMT
- Standstill ends225 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published6 Mar 2026, 16:37 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 Mar 2026, 16:53 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK India Business Council Limited1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £215,000 inc. VAT | 6 Mar 2026standstill to 18 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UK-INDIA BUSINESS COUNCILAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender