Official UK procurement notice
Provision of International Recruitment Services, Harper Adams University
Authority: Harper Adams University (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG2)
Awarded value£40,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2024awarded 1 May 2025
Awarded to APPLYBOARD UK LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is inviting tenders from a suitable qualified and experienced provider for the provision of International Recruitment Services to Harper Adams University.
CPV: Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Qualitative questions: 60%
- Presentation: 10%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Qualitative questions: 60.00%
- Presentation: 10.00%
- Price: 30.00%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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- 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
- 23 Sept 2024, 17:57 BST
- Last source update
- 1 May 2025, 13:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CA14688 - GIO0924- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018430- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049d20Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Oct 2024 → 1 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline24 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published1 May 2025, 13:47 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 May 2025, 13:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £40,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLYBOARD UK LTD | £40,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of International Recruitment Services, Harper Adams University · APPLYBOARD UK LTD
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £40,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- APPLYBOARD UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria