Postgraduate Student Virtual Internships

Official notice

Authority: ASTON UNIVERSITY (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)

Awarded value£410,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Sept 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Virtual Internship Partners

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The aim of the internship is to offer postgraduate students the opportunity to experience working with real companies in a field related to their career aspirations.

We are now expanding the scope of activity due to unforeseen reasons relating to demand for the scheme.

Please note the indicated value is based on an annual estimate of circa £410,500; this will be revisited in September 2025.

CPV: Placement services of personnel

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1See Short Description (above)

See Short Description (above). Additional information: This notice relates to a previous notice (2022/S 000-022739) published in 2022.

Delivery: West Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Jun 2025, 15:26 BST
Last source update: 24 Jun 2025, 15:26 BST
Authority reference: 596
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034800
Classification (CPV): Placement services of personnel
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0552c2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Due to unforeseen change in demand.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £410,5001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Sept 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Virtual Internship PartnersSME	£410,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 034800-2025-1 · Virtual Internship PartnersSME
Signed
8 Sept 2022
Value
£410,500
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation RC000904 Aston Triangle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B47ETContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Virtual Internship Partners LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11234698 London, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.