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Published 13 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SU43(26) Student Recruitment Market intelligence Services

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKWales (UKL)
Awarded value£486,343published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to UCAS Media Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of UCAS market intelligence services to support Swansea University's undergraduate marketing and recruitment decisions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK, Wales
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
Last source update
9 Dec 2025, 10:43 GMT
Authority reference
SU43(26)
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080950
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UKWales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ae55 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

UCAS Media Ltd are the sole holder of exclusive HE application and admissions data required for the purpose of providing advice, consultancy and reporting targeting potential applicants and related stakeholders.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 Oct 2025 → 9 Dec 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends365 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published317 days ago
    9 Dec 2025, 10:43 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Oct 2025, 14:28 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    9 Dec 2025, 10:43 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £486,3431 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UCAS Media LtdSME1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027£486,34310 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • SU43(26) Student Recruitment Market intelligence Services · UCAS Media LtdSME

    Signed
    4 Dec 2025
    Value
    £486,343
    Period
    4 Dec 2025 – 31 Oct 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTNV-7472-GRTW Procurement, Finance Dept., Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • UCAS Media LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQLW-4791-YWWY Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, South West, GL52 3LZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender