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Published 12 Sept 2023, 16:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Student Enquiry Management & Follow-up Service

Official notice

Authority: University of Stirling (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£2,300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Oct 2023awarded 23 Feb 2024
Awarded to QS Enrolment Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Stirling is seeking a supplier for the provision of student enquiry, offer, and conversion services to optimise the enrolment of students in unregulated markets and to meet the University’s recruitment targets.

  • Recurrence: 6 years

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Services furnished by business organisations · Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations · Services furnished by professional organisations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to the SPD attached to this notice for selection criteria.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached
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 · 6 years
First published
12 Sept 2023, 16:04 BST
Last source update
26 Feb 2024, 10:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Oct 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006059
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesServices furnished by business organisationsServices furnished by business, professional and specialist organisationsServices furnished by professional organisations
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM77)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fc22 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:759149)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Oct 2023 → 26 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Feb 2024, 10:06 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Feb 2024, 10:06 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
QS Enrolment Solutions LtdSME£2,300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Stirling

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, Finance Office, Room 3Z3, Cottrell Building, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Stirling

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.