Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 22 Oct 2025, 15:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UCAS Media Partnership · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of South Wales (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)

Awarded value£290,371published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to UCAS Media Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

University of South Wales required a contract that conducts data insights and market research which will deliver core marketing activity to prospective students, their families, carers, teachers and advisors. Therefore, a decision was made to complete a direct award and a Transparency notice and Contract details notice was published to advertise this.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

79342000 Marketing services

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: 22 Oct 2025, 15:06 BST
Last source update: 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Authority reference: SSJ068
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-071211
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d1c5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: As UCAS has access to the subject data as they manage all admissions to the UK HEIs and in doing so collect all applicant and pre-applicant data. This supports USW with market research and marketing activity to prospective students, parents, carers, teachers, advisors.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

31 Oct 2025 → 5 Nov 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends355 days ago
31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice published351 days ago
5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
22 Oct 2025, 15:06 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
22 Oct 2025, 16:15 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £290,3711 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UCAS Media Ltd7 Nov 2025 – 6 Nov 2026	£290,371	21 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

UCAS Media Partnership · UCAS Media Ltd
Signed
5 Nov 2025
Value
£193,371
Period
10 Nov 2025 – 9 Nov 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of South Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-CHC: 1140312 University of South Wales,, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 1DLContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

UCAS Media LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQLW-4791-YWWY Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Gloucestershire, 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 Tender5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Oct 2025, 16:15 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender22 Oct 2025, 15:06 BST