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VEAT Notice Intention to award a public services contract for provision of HE specific research, best practice & market insights consultancy.
Business and management consultancy and related services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: The University of Keele: "VEAT Notice Intention to award a public services contract for provision of HE specific research, best practice & market insights consultancy.". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | The University of Keele | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The University of Keele
Market Analytics
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Published history for The University of Keele. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
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Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 7 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe University of Keele | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published22 May 2024, 16:06 BST | Last source update22 May 2024, 16:06 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationBusiness and management consultancy and related services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03b7fc | ||
What is being bought
Intention to award a Public Services contract under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the provision of higher education specific research, best practice and
subject specific market insights consultancy. The services works will be delivered on a 36 month contract.
The Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication is being followed and is justified under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii).
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
22 May 2024, 16:06 BST - Status changed to complete
31 Mar 2023, 18:34 BST - Official notice release published
31 Mar 2023, 18:34 BST - Buyer information updated
31 Mar 2023, 18:34 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThe University requires a consultancy service with extensive expertise in the global HE sector, providing wide ranging benefits. Market insight reports tailored to subject areas combining demand information related to subject interest and economic activity. Extensive partnerships allowing insight across the UK & global HE sector. Wide-ranging networking activity. Ability to provide activity specific expertise for a wide range of professional service and academic activities, supporting ongoing development and project activity, with extensive understanding through bespoke research.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
22 May 2024, 16:06 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 17 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · £343,623
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards EAB UK, LLC Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts VEAT Notice Intention to award a public services contract for provision of HE specific research, best practice & market insights consultancy. £343,623 · signed 17 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The University of Keele
Contracting authority GB-COH-Company number RC000655Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleEAB provide a holistic and unlimited partnership that combines research and consulting to help higher education leaders respond to their greatest challenges and move strategic initiatives forward. Keele will gain access to 15+ years of ongoing and wide-ranging research on every major functional domain in higher education. This includes proven best practices and detailed solutions surfaced from peer institutions and syntheses of higher education data, research, and information into easily digestible, action-oriented resources focused addressing specific goals and challenges.
EAB ensures impact and ROI by assigning an individual Strategic Leader who learns your organisation and culture to steer your team to the right answers and resources. This expert is
responsible for facilitating change management, providing decision support, and convening cross-functional teams on subjects of strategic importance.
This combination of research and unlimited holistic expert support is unique and unavailable elsewhere. Further evidence of the specific unique characteristics of partnership are
provided here:
- EAB is the only organisation that provides original best practice research and unlimited strategic support that is cross-functional and comprehensive across the full range of issue areas in higher education, including academic affairs, enrolment management, student affairs, online and professional education, business affairs, information technology, estates, the research enterprise, and advancement, as well as the broader educational ecosystem.
No other vendor to our knowledge has expertise that is solely dedicated to Higher Ed and spans the entire campus that can be used for any and all strategic priorities.
- EAB is the only organisation that combines cutting-edge best practice research, implementation support, and consultative services at a fixed rate and without limitations. EAB partnerships provide unlimited access to and utilisation of these services, eliminating costs beyond the annual partnership fee or single project. EAB is uniquely positioned to achieve such economies of scale as a result of the vast resources and expertise at its disposal. Typical vendors charge based on the number of projects or time spent with the University. Because of EAB's unlimited model it provides a scale of economies for partners not possible with any other vendor.
- In addition to global best practices, EAB also provides custom market insights research projects on demand for our partners. EAB's has a proprietary partnership with a real-time labour database that allows for unlimited analysis for employer demands down to the skills level to help inform curricular design. This is then combined with student demand data as well as a robust competitive curriculum review to provide detailed and
comprehensive market intelligence reports fully customised to the individual partner needs. No other vendor to our knowledge has the ability to combine global best practice research with custom market intelligence reports.
- EAB has the largest global network of Universities across the world providing the opportunity to have a truly global perspective to ensure partners have access to the best solutions and innovations from anywhere in the world. This also enables networking and formal partnerships not available through traditional partners. |