PROVISION OF IN COUNTRY PRESENCE IN INDIA

Official notice

Authority: University of Aberdeen (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: India (IN)

Awarded value£340,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Jan 2024no call for competition

Awarded to In-country Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of contract to maintain and enhance our market presence and operational reach within India with a view to supporting its regional strategy of enhanced engagement to achieve the University's student recruitment objectives.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery listed: India (IN)

Extensions: Initial one year contract with up to 3 annual extensions.

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 10 Jan 2024, 12:22 GMT
Last source update: 10 Jan 2024, 12:22 GMT
Authority reference: AU23/49
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-000780
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area: India (IN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042bfd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: In-Country Logistics Private Ltd have worked with the University of Aberdeen for over 2 years during which time there has been investment in their training as well as them gaining vast experience and knowledge of the University of Aberdeen. A change in supplier would essentially lead to the University starting this process again which would impact on internal resource with training new individuals and them getting up to speed with experience and knowledge of the University of Aberdeen. A change in provider at this time would be disruptive and impact on international student recruitment which the University cannot afford at this time.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:754851)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £340,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jan 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
In-country LimitedSME	£340,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000780-2024-AU23/49-1 · In-country LimitedSME
Signed
9 Jan 2024
Value
£340,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Aberdeen

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Office, King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 3FXContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Aberden Sheriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

In-country LimitedAwarded supplier 3 Dunster house,, 22 Hanson street,, London, UK, W1W 6UG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.