Qualification Checks · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)

Awarded value£250,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 May 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Qualification Check Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cardiff University are seeking a partner who will work with the University’s Admissions Team to support its ambitious international recruitment strategy, ensuring fairness and consistency of offers by supporting the reduction and prevention of fraud through verification of global qualifications (qualification checks) throughout the year. Checks undertaken secure the ability to sponsor overseas students to study in the UK under the terms of our UKVI Sponsor Licence.

CPV: Administrative educational services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

75121000 Administrative educational 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: 13 May 2024, 13:59 BST
Last source update: 13 May 2024, 13:59 BST
Authority reference: CU.1564.GD
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-015152
Classification (CPV): Administrative educational services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045924 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: No other suppliers in the marketplace who can offer the required service and meet UKVI requirements. If Cardiff University lost its UKVI sponsor licence, we would not be permitted to recruit overseas students.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:141417)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 10 May 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Qualification Check LimitedSME	£250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 015152-2024-CU.1564.GD-1 · Qualification Check LimitedSME
Signed
10 May 2024
Value
£250,000
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

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Qualification Check LimitedAwarded supplier06097472 Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue, London, London, EC4Y 0DA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.