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Software for Forms

Buyer: The University Of Kent →

BuyerThe University Of Kent
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published8 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Gecko Forms for international lead capture and Gecko Visit to manage all on campus and online student recruitment events. We host a wide range of on campus and online recruitment events through varied platforms and workarounds. We have found Gecko a platform to manage all open days, campus tours, applicant days, virtual events and so on. The International Marketing and Recruitment team as well as the wider FS&B team use GeckoForm to capture international leads via all the marketing and sales channels they use to recruit students. GeckoForm has been an integral part of our marketing/recruitment workflow. It is fully integrated with the CRM system. This means GeckoForm is embedded into our entire lead incubation strategy and it ensures there is no delay in sending out follow-up communications to our leads. This has allowed the University to achieve the highest conversion rate possible on the leads generated via both online and in-person channels. £138,608.40

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statusactive
Value£109,107
Contract periodFrom 29 Apr 2025 to 28 Apr 2028

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04fe82
Latest release ID013558-2025
Latest release timestampTue Apr 08 2025 09:22:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - without competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
8 Apr 2025award, contract013558-2025
8 Apr 2025award, contract013550-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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