Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Higher Educational Consultancy Services in India
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF DERBY (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide educational consultancy services to recruit additional students from India to study at the University of Derby.
The Supplier is required to provide full suite of in-country services to support in the expansion of student recruitment, partnership management and business opportunity development.
The contract will be in place for 2 years, with optional extension of 2 years in 1 year increments.
The Procurement will be carried out as an Competitive Flexible Procedure under Section 20(2) of the Procurement Act 2023.
An assessment of the market was carried out early 2026. To ensure an appropriate supplier is appointed, the University has chosen a competitive procedure.
- How the procedure runs: The University is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide educational consultancy services to recruit additional students from India to study at the University of Derby. The University will undertake an evaluation process of Tender returns in accordance with the evaluation criteria. Suppliers will be shortlisted to presentation stage prior to a Preferred Bidder being appointed to deliver the contract. The tender information sets out the full details.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£350,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- 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- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
PROC KB ITT 1653 N- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082709- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06efa4Find a Tender
- How it runs
The University is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide educational consultancy services to recruit additional students from India to study at the University of Derby.
The University will undertake an evaluation process of Tender returns in accordance with the evaluation criteria. Suppliers will be shortlisted to presentation stage prior to a Preferred Bidder being appointed to deliver the contract.
The tender information sets out the full details.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Sept 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Latest notice published29 days ago29 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
- Submission deadline28 days ago30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 19 days16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 64 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2026- Tender notice published1 Sept 2026, 14:26 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published29 Sept 2026, 12:27 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled29 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 29 Sept 2026 | CancelledFollowing a review of the University's requirements, it has been determined that the underlying business needs have changed since the procurement process commenced. As a result, the current specification and scope no longer accurately reflect the University's requirements. The decision has therefore been made to abandon this procurement process with immediate effect. As a result, no contract will be awarded under the current procurement exercise. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender