Official UK procurement notice
UoB Foundation Partner · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Bath (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Bath is seeking a Partner to support our international student recruitment ambitions through the creation of an embedded International Pathway College (IPC) on or close to the University campus.
- How the procedure runs: Invitation to Tender published for UoB Foundation Partner Procurement Project Deadline for return of tenders and for tenderers to submit their proposals. University of Bath to review compliant bids, request clarifications and potentially shortlist compliant bidders for Stage 2 (if applicable) Stage 2 - Shortlisted Bidders - Highest ranking Bidders to present and clarify their proposals Continued Clarifications where required Award Contract commencement
CPV: Business and management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£65,000,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Service Proposal: 60%
- Cost of Service Provision: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost of Service Provision: Cost of Service
- Service Proposal: Quality
- 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- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
UoBath/Proc/1379- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030694- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0544b6Find a Tender
- How it runs
Invitation to Tender published for UoB Foundation Partner Procurement Project
Deadline for return of tenders and for tenderers to submit their proposals. University of Bath to review compliant bids, request clarifications and potentially shortlist compliant bidders for Stage 2 (if applicable)
Stage 2 - Shortlisted Bidders - Highest ranking Bidders to present and clarify their proposals
Continued Clarifications where required
Award
Contract commencement
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 Jun 2025 → 8 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published6 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by4 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts295 days ago5 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent221 days ago20 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published215 days ago26 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMT
- Standstill ends201 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jun 2025- Tender notice published6 Jun 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study Group Limited10 Apr 2026 – 9 Apr 2031 · up to 9 Apr 2036Extensions: It is anticipated that the contract term will be for an initial period of 10 years with a built in review point at 5 years. The option to continue for the second 5 year period of the 10 year contract will be subject to assessment of agreed targets and KPIs and discussed through joint governance. The University reserves the right to award extension periods after the first 5 years as individual extensions of 1 year or one single extension of 5 years. | £79,500,000 inc. VAT | 20 Mar 2026standstill to 8 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonSTUDY GROUP LIMITED (trading as Study Group) · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STUDY GROUP LIMITED (trading as Study Group)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender