Official UK procurement notice
UOW984 West Africa Representative (based in Nigeria)
Authority: University of Worcester (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Worcester (UW) is looking to appoint a Representative to provide services for UW in West Africa including the engagement of an Individual or Individuals to carry out representative activities to deliver marketing and promotional services.
UW is looking for a Representative who can provide the back-office support for the services to be delivered. At this stage we are not looking for a more formal presence such as a branded office or to employ anyone directly in the Territories.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: The University of Worcester has completed Preliminary Market Engagement, The University is currently opening a Conditions of Participation stage - Procurement Specific Questionnaire. Suppliers who pass the conditions of participation stage will be invited to tender. Following tender stage responses will be scored and shortlisted, shortlisted suppliers will be invited to interview.
CPV: Higher education services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
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).
- Quality: Further Details can be found on the In-Tend Portal
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 16 Jul 2026
- First published
- 16 Feb 2026, 11:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2026, 11:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
UOW984- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026541- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0654a3Find a Tender
- How it runs
The University of Worcester has completed Preliminary Market Engagement,
The University is currently opening a Conditions of Participation stage - Procurement Specific Questionnaire. Suppliers who pass the conditions of participation stage will be invited to tender. Following tender stage responses will be scored and shortlisted, shortlisted suppliers will be invited to interview.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 10 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 10 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Feb 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published254 days ago16 Feb 2026, 11:09 GMT
- Market engagement230 days ago11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Interested suppliers are requested to log on to the University of Worcester In-Tend Portal, link below:
in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofworceste… ↗
Once logged in suppliers can access the project and read the brief.
A supplier information session will be run remotely via Microsoft teams on Wednesday 4th March, to confirm attendance, suppliers need to be registered on In-Tend and are required to contact the University through the correspondence function on In-Tend to request an invitation link.
Suppliers who are interested in this opportunity can complete the questionnaire and return this on the due date as outlined.
- Tender notice published218 days ago23 Mar 2026, 20:24 GMT
- Next notice expected218 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline200 days ago10 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by113 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 11:19 BST
- Standstill ends96 days ago23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts88 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Feb 2026, 11:09 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Mar 2026, 20:24 GMTUK4
- Published value updated23 Mar 2026, 20:24 GMT
- Status changed to active23 Mar 2026, 20:24 GMT
- Procurement method changed23 Mar 2026, 20:24 GMT
- Contract award notice published13 Jul 2026, 11:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Jul 2026, 11:19 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Global Services Inc1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 months subject to satisfactory performance and an ongoing need for the requirement | £275,000 inc. VAT | 13 Jul 2026standstill to 23 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GROK Global Services IncAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Documents will provided on the In-Tend Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofworcester/aspx/Home
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender