Official UK procurement notice
Skills Recruitment Service for 1+1 Masters Placement Programmes
Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTwin Group will work with us on a suite of postgraduate taught masters programmes at UEA offering the opportunity of a 1+1 Masters placement programmes. It will be an assessed part of the course and monitoring and support will be provided by both the University and Twin Group throughout. The course design is specific to the UEA and is based on the placements supplied by Twin, due to the links they have built with employers.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 15:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 13:02 BST
- Authority reference
Form ID 836- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047061- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065eb6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
No other provider delivers the same combination of a 1+1 Master Launch Strategy for universities, sector-specific employability support for international Master's students, and ongoing programme development, diversification, and promotion as
part of a single, integrated and embedded delivery model.
- Risks
Any circumstance that disrupts normal teaching and learning at the University of East Anglia (UEA) may also impact the delivery of the services and obligations under this contract. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to, staffing shortages, industrial action, public health events, regulatory changes, facilities or infrastructure constraints, technology failures, or other unforeseen events. Where such disruptions occur, they may affect the format, scheduling, location, or availability of teaching, learning activities, or related services under this agreement. In addition, Student enrolment projections are based on planning assumptions that may change due to variations in demand, funding, regulatory requirements, or operational capacity. There is a risk that actual enrolment numbers may increase or decrease from forecast levels. These risks may impact the scope, value or duration of this contract and the institution reserves the right to adjust student intake numbers, including increasing capacity where feasible, to respond to demand.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
10 Mar 2026 → 21 May 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends230 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published158 days ago21 May 2026, 13:02 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published27 Feb 2026, 15:48 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 May 2026, 13:02 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Training InternationalSMESkills/Recruitment Agent for PGT Placement1 Aug 2026 – 1 Aug 2029 | £979,000 inc. VAT | 27 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Twin Training InternationalSME
- Signed
- 15 May 2026
- Value
- £979,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 1 Aug 2029
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: KPIs are not required for this contract as the estimated contract value is below the threshold.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TWIN TRAINING INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender