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Supply of Higher Educational Consultancy Services in India
Published 1 Sep 2026
1 Sep 2026
Closed 30 Sep 2026
- Primary CPV
-
79600000 *
Recruitment services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 East Midlands
- Value
- £350,000
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/01/2027 31/12/2028
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, United Kingdom · UKF
Contact
Award Criteria
- Quality (70%)
- Price (30%)
- Bidding Documents (derby.ac.uk) · Bidding Documents
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UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79600000 *
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Reference: PROC KB ITT 1653 N
The University is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide educational consultancy services to recruit additional students from India to study at the University of Derby.
The Supplier is required to provide full suite of in-country services to support in the expansion of student recruitment, partnership management and business opportunity development.
The contract will be in place for 2 years, with optional extension of 2 years in 1 year increments.
The Procurement will be carried out as an Competitive Flexible Procedure under Section 20(2) of the Procurement Act 2023.
An assessment of the market was carried out early 2026. To ensure an appropriate supplier is appointed, the University has chosen a competitive procedure.
Full CPV breakdown
- 79600000 — Recruitment services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- The Contract may be extended by two (2) one (1) year extensions after the initial term, subject to performance.
- Submission method
- https://www.derby.ac.uk/services/finance/procurement-suppliers-and-tendering/supplier-info/suppliers-responding-to-negotiations/
- Award decision expected
- 16 Nov 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 01 Sep 2026 14:26
- Deadline
- 30 Sep 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06efa4
- Notice ID
- PROC KB ITT 1653 N
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | UNIVERSITY OF DERBY |
| Address › Street | Kedleston Road |
| Address › Town / city | Derby |
| Address › Postcode | DE22 1GB |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKF11 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | http://www.derby.ac.uk |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | UNIVERSITY OF DERBY |
Tender
| Title | Supply of Higher Educational Consultancy Services in India |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Recruitment services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKF |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £420,000 |
| Value › Value | £350,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Procedure › Features | The University is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide educational consultancy services to recruit additional students from India to study at the University of Derby. The University will undertake an evaluation process of Tender returns in accordance with the evaluation criteria. Suppliers will be shortlisted to presentation stage prior to a Preferred Bidder being appointed to deliver the contract. The tender information sets out the full details. |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| How to submit | https://www.derby.ac.uk/services/finance/procurement-suppliers-and-ten... |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £420,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £350,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 70 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Dec 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Dec 2030 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | The Contract may be extended by two (2) one (1) year extensions after the initial term, subject to performance. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.derby.ac.uk/services/finance/procurement-suppliers-and-ten... |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082709-2026 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 1 Sep 2026 |