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Published 4 Apr 2024, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T23/30_Student Recruitment Conversion · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 May 2024awarded 25 Nov 2024
Awarded to Uni-Quest Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Please find attached documents relating to the tender for Student Recruitment Conversion services (issued under the Open procedure).Please note the closing date for your ITT return is 12 noon on 8th May 2024.Tenderers must check that all the documents listed in the contents have been received and are complete in all respects:T23.30_Selection QuestionnaireT23.30_Specification and Tender QuestionnaireT23.30_Conversion Pricing Schedule20230112_Form of Tender_RETURN with submissionBidders are reminded that large electronic files may take time to upload to In-Tend. Bidders must allow sufficient time to fully transmit all files they wish to submit prior to the published closing time. Please see paragraph 1.18 of the Invitation to Tender document for further information.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Direct marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University is looking for a conversion partner to carry out student recruitment…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000

The University is looking for a conversion partner to carry out student recruitment conversion services. The University expects to see an increase and overall improvement in conversion rates from an enquirer stage all the way through to a final student enrolment stage to aid in achieving the University’s recruitment targets, which are yet to be determined but look at an overall increase on previous years targets by 5-10% (for the undergraduate market) over the initial contract period. Additional information: This Tender is being conducted electronically using the Anglia Ruskin University eTendering system which can be found at in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversi… ↗ receive documents, the users must first register and obtain login details. Existing users should log in to the website and express interest.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: 2 x 12 months · 2 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    N/A

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Apr 2024, 15:46 BST
Last source update
25 Nov 2024, 14:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
T23/30
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038029
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityDirect marketing services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044fb1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation will incorporate the statutory 10-day standstill period under Regulation 87 into the award process. UK Legislation provides a mechanism for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation's breach of the Regulations to take action in the High Court. Any such action should be brought promptly and in any event within 30 days of the date the tenderer knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting proceedings have arisen. The procedures and grounds for appeal are set out in Regulation 92.

Publisher note: This Tender is being conducted electronically using the Anglia Ruskin University eTendering system which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity/To receive documents, the users must first register and obtain login details. Existing users should log in to the website and express interest.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 May 2024, 12:30 BST

Timeline

8 May 2024 → 25 Nov 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 May 2024, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Nov 2024, 14:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Nov 2024, 14:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Uni-Quest LtdSMEStudent Recruitment Conversion£1,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Student Recruitment Conversion · Uni-Quest LtdSME

    Signed
    25 Nov 2024
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1SQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Uni-Quest LtdAwarded supplier08640061 Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria