Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia)

Official notice

Authority: City of Glasgow College (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)

Awarded value£322,881published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Feb 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Qobolak for Commercial Services2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom.

Furthermore, Qobolak is appointed to promote, identify and introduce clients across the Saudi Kingdom who are interested in enrolling onto courses that are provided by City of Glasgow College. Third party arrangements are common across the Kingdom when government departments are funding activity that requires Saudi Nationals to travel & study overseas.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · 190 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RF

79600000 Recruitment services

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: 1 Mar 2023, 09:40 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2023, 11:33 GMT
Authority reference: CS/CoGC/23/11
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-007196
Classification (CPV): Recruitment services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ad1b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Due to the commercial nature of this agreement and complexities of tendering the requirements, a direct route to market without competitive actions is required.

Publisher note: This award notice is to cover an initial 3 month pilot. (SC Ref:725692)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £322,8811 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 28 Feb 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Qobolak for Commercial Services	£322,881 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Qobolak for Commercial Services	£322,881 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005940-2023-CS/CoGC/23/11-1 · Qobolak for Commercial Services
Signed
28 Feb 2023
Value
£322,881
Status
active
Contract 007196-2023-CS/CoGC/23/11-1 · Qobolak for Commercial Services
Signed
28 Feb 2023
Value
£322,881
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Glasgow College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 190 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0RFContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Qobolak for Commercial ServicesAwarded supplier 6239 King Abdulaziz Rd , Al Yasmeen Dist, Riyadh, London, 13326-2821Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.