Official UK procurement notice
QUB/2742/25 Student Recruitment South Asia
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn January 2025, the University announced its plans to become the first Russell Group University to open a campus in GIFT City, India. Queen’s commitment over an initial five-year period cements Queen’s position as a leading global university committed to fostering international collaborations.The University has a strong established presence in India and the existing team there also services surrounding countries including Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, within the context of student recruitment primarily. The University is now inviting tenders from Economic Operators who can provide comprehensive services across the three service strands outlined below. For clarity, Economic Operators must demonstrate their ability to deliver all three service strands as part of an integrated solution. Strand 1: Delivery of International Student Recruitment outcomes (to UK campus)Strand 2: Delivery of Domestic Student Recruitment outcomes (to GIFT City campus)Strand 3: Implementation and
- Recurrence: 59 months assuming all extension options have been exercised
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,100,000
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 (2)
- Technical: 75%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 75
- Price: 25
- Suitability
Please refer to tender documentation
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Yes · 59 months assuming all extension options have been exercised
- First published
- 16 Jun 2021, 17:30 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2025, 12:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
QUB/2742/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034699- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bcdaFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.in-tendhost.com/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 25 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Mar 2025, 16:15 GMT
Timeline
25 Mar 2025 → 24 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline25 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Mar 2025, 16:15 GMT
- Notice published24 Jun 2025, 12:26 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Aug 2021- Status changed to complete31 Aug 2021, 11:17 BST
- Status changed to active21 Feb 2025, 16:23 GMT
- Deadline moved to 25 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT21 Feb 2025, 16:23 GMT+1345 days · was 19 Jul 2021, 16:00 BST
- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2025, 12:26 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-06: 1 release · 16 Jun 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| T&A Consulting Private LimitedSMEStudent Recruitment - South Asia | £2,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
| T&A Consulting Private LimitedSMEStudent Recruitment - South Asia | £8,102,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Student Recruitment - South Asia · T&A Consulting Private LimitedSME
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2025
- Value
- £8,102,500
- Status
- active
Student Recruitment - South Asia · T&A Consulting Private LimitedSME
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2021
- Value
- £2,700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 3 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- T&A Consulting Private LimitedAwarded supplier
- T&A Consulting Private LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria