Official UK procurement notice
Pre- Applicant Communications · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£240,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to UCAS Media Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStudent Finance England delivers information for
pre-applicants, applicants and their parents to help
inform them of available financial support, if they
are eligible and how they apply for it. SLC are
responsible for the provision of information to
students before (prior to services launching), during
(when services have launched) and after they apply
for funding (post application). Customer
Communications and Marketing deliver
communications for new and returning students
across multiple academic years and promote a
number of products and services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 20 Oct 2026, 14:47 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 14:47 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099073- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078bffFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published20 Oct 2026, 14:47 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £240,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCAS Media LtdSME | £240,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · UCAS Media LtdSME
- Signed
- 21 Nov 2025
- Value
- £240,000
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UCAS MEDIA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender