Official UK procurement notice
Student Enquiry & Management Conversion Services Provider
Authority: LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of enquiry and conversion management services to support conversion of enquirers, applicants and offer holders across our programme portfolio.
The university would like the service to cover both the phases of enquiry to application (enquiries) and offer to enrolment (conversion), noting the contract may be phased in implementation.
- How the procedure runs: Once bidders have been shortlisted, the following will occur; - Presentations / demonstrations 29th July 2026 - Further negotiations on price / offering
CPV: Administrative educational services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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)
- Quality: 55%
- Cost: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jun 2026, 12:33 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 10:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
LHU 00000181- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056151- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b4eaFind a Tender
- How it runs
Once bidders have been shortlisted, the following will occur;
- Presentations / demonstrations 29th July 2026
- Further negotiations on price / offering
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
15 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published128 days ago15 Jun 2026, 12:33 BST
- Clarification questions by119 days ago24 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline96 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by78 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 10:22 BST
- Contract starts50 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026- Tender notice published15 Jun 2026, 12:33 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2026, 10:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2026, 10:22 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uni-Quest LtdSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Option to extend for a period (or periods) of up to a further two (2) years. | £1,172,500 | 6 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UNI-QUEST LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender