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Strategic Partnership for London Branch Campus and International Pathway College (IPC) - Lot 1: International Pathway College (IPC) at the Sheffield Campus

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Tenderline Synopsis: Sheffield Hallam University: "Strategic Partnership for London Branch Campus and International Pathway College (IPC) - Lot 1: International Pathway College (IPC) at the Sheffield Campus". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySheffield Hallam UniversityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
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Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Sheffield Hallam University
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Published history for Sheffield Hallam University. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.7Bids / Report
59.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
KITLOCKER.COM LIMITEDTop vendor: 45.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 89 active published awards; 62 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
KITLOCKER.COM LIMITED1 win£290,602
JISC SERVICES LIMITED1 win£148,491
Digital Energy Group Limited1 win£116,640
APOGEE CORPORATION LIMITED1 win£56,678
COUNTER CONTEXT LIMITED1 win£15,520
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySheffield Hallam University
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published21 Jul 2026, 14:14 BST
Last source update21 Jul 2026, 14:14 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04e813
What is being bought
The International Pathway College (IPC) at Sheffield Campus secures a commercial partnership that will enable the University to deliver an IPC sustainably at scale, with the ability to create a consistently excellent student experience. The partnership covers a mutually agreed portfolio of level 0, 4, and 6 pathway courses designed to prepare students for higher-level study and an operating model covering systems, processes, support, data, and student engagement. Securing a long‑term (minimum 10‑year) arrangement, partly to meet UKVI requirements, the International Pathway College (IPC) aims to reach around 500 new students per year by Year 5 (2030/31), with strong progression rates into University degree programmes. The IPC will be physically integrated into the University estate to strengthen student experience, retention, and access to University facilities. The contract was entered into on 26th March 2026. However, the Initial Term of ten (10) academic years will commence from the Full Services Commencement Date, anticipated to be 1st January 2027. The period between contract signature and the Full Services Commencement Date is a mobilisation phase and does not form part of the Initial Term.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    21 Jul 2026, 14:14 BST
  2. tender value changed
    4 Mar 2026, 14:07 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Mar 2026, 14:07 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    4 Mar 2026, 14:07 GMT
  5. tender value changed
    26 Feb 2025, 12:37 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    26 Feb 2025, 12:37 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    26 Feb 2025, 12:37 GMT
  8. Buyer information updated
    26 Feb 2025, 12:37 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    21 Jul 2026, 14:14 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 26 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £172,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
OXFORD INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAVEL LIMITED
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Contracts
International Pathway College (IPC) at the Sheffield Campus
£172,000,000 · signed 26 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT — 31 Dec 2036, 23:59 GMT
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Sheffield Hallam University

Contracting authority GB-UKPRN-10005790
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Documents (1)
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