Official UK procurement notice
Provision of an International Recruitment Compliance Platform
Authority: University of South Wales (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUSW requires an International Compliance platform as an end-to-end solution for both September and January intakes. The system is used primarily to determine the eligibility of international unconditional offer holders to receive a CAS to apply for a student visa and is used across USW departments from admissions and recruitment all the way to accommodation, finance and academic registry.
CPV: Higher education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1We are seeking a supplier with an expertise in handling international student…AwardedRenewal
We are seeking a supplier with an expertise in handling international student recruitment process including proficiency in hosting a, UKVI and Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) (formerly known as OISC) or equivalent compliant system which helps manage financial and compliance risk, alongside automated video interviews for applicants from high-risk markets and data insights which better inform the University on its performance versus competitors and the sector.
USW is seeking a compliance platform which meets all aspects of the international student journey. The International Recruitment Compliance Platform will include features such as interview functionality, insight data, conversion and arrival communications
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 (19)
- End-to-end solution: 7%
- Sensitive Data: 4%
- Daily Data Transfers: 4%
- Visa Refusals: 4%
- Changes to Immigration Rules etc: 4%
- Functionality - Additional Financial Documentation: 4%
- Programmable Tags: 4%
- Data Hosting and Processing: 4%
- Credibility Interviews: 4%
- Interview Functionality - Customisable: 4%
- Mitigate Risk of Fraud: 4%
- Automated Conversion Communications: 7%
- Data Insights Functionality: 7%
- Role-based Access Control: 4%
- Mobile and Tablet Use: 4%
- Messaging Functionality: 4%
- Agents: 4%
- price: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (19)
- End-to-end solution: 7
- Sensitive Data: 4
- Daily Data Transfers: 4
- Visa Refusals: 4
- Changes to Immigration Rules etc: 4
- Functionality - Additional Financial Documentation: 4
- Programmable Tags: 4
- Data Hosting and Processing: 4
- Credibility Interviews: 4
- Interview Functionality - Customisable: 4
- Mitigate Risk of Fraud: 4
- Automated Conversion Communications: 7
- Data Insights Functionality: 7
- Role-based Access Control: 4
- Mobile and Tablet Use: 4
- Messaging Functionality: 4
- Agents: 4
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 20
- Suitability
Please refer to tender documents available on eTenderWales
- Price carries 20 of 107 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 8 Oct 2024, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
1940- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041186- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a6c4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:153351)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fP6q5RuXt0qwORQa02rOwLd35_JhkvpKjjhBrrLzNJVUQzk3SDFXVFM1QTYzOFpTTjJMRlQ4RVRXSi4u ↗
- Submission deadline
- 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
2 Dec 2024 → 18 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected2 Dec 2024
- Submission deadline19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published18 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2025- Status changed to active17 Feb 2025, 16:02 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Feb 2025, 16:02 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT17 Feb 2025, 16:02 GMT
- Status changed to complete18 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENROLY LTD | £442,050 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 041186-2025-1940-1 · ENROLY LTD
- Signed
- 11 Jul 2025
- Value
- £442,050
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ENROLY LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria