Student Pathway Provider/International Study Centre

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  "id": "035025-2026",
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  "date": "2026-04-17T10:24:29+01:00",
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    "id": "GB-COH-RC000672",
    "name": "UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)"
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          "startDate": "2029-08-01T00:00:00+01:00"
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            "countryName": "United Kingdom"
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            "description": "Administrative educational services"
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    "title": "Student Pathway Provider/International Study Centre",
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    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
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    "description": "The university currently hosts an on-campus \"International Study Centre\" which delivers routes to degree courses for international students. The partner provider recruits students and provides options for entry that are taught by the provider and certified by Sussex. At the successful completion of the course students are invited to join their selected course and enrol as Sussex students.\nhttps://isc.sussex.ac.uk/programmes\nThis provision is due to expire at the end of academic year 2029/30 (31 July 2030). The university is therefore engaging the market to assist in the formation of our plans for this key student recruitment route. We see this as an opportunity to challenge our assumptions across the board about how we can support potential students and encourage them to enrol at Sussex.\nTo this end while the international student pathway is forming the core of our investigation in this project, we see this as an opportunity to reevaluate pathways across all student cohorts, locations, models and formats. We have recently conducted premarket engagement in our Online Distance Learning space (with a tender proposed for 2026) and across the University we are seeking ways to respond to the increasingly dynamic student market.\nAs such rather than framing specific requirements we have provided objectives and needs to meet.\nOur hope is that by engaging with suppliers we can be innovative in our response to student demand in collaboration with the market to meet student needs while providing sustainable income and value for money for all involved.",
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      "id": "GB-COH-RC000672",
      "name": "UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)",
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKJ21",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Falmer, Brighton",
        "postalCode": "BN1 9RH",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Sussex House"
      },
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        "url": "http://www.sussex.ac.uk",
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      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "k.feldman@sussex.ac.uk"
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  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "035025-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035025-2026",
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        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2026-04-17T10:24:29+01:00"
      }
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    "milestones": [
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        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-07-31T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "An initial questionnaire is issued 17/04/2026 with a return date of 26/05/2026.\nThe PME period is set at 31/07/2026 to allow for follow up iterations of PME if required.\nFurther details regarding this engagement are available in the Instruction Document, which can be accessed via the e-sourcing portal, Proactis (search for the University of Sussex and US_25014):\nhttps://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login\nWhile participation in this engagement is not mandatory for involvement in any future procurement process, responses received will help inform the Contracting Authority about the level of market interest. Additionally, feedback from this engagement may help shape the final service requirements and inform the design of the forthcoming procurement strategy, ensuring it reflects both institutional priorities and sector best practice."
      }
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