Framework for Student Recruitment Outreach and Marketing Services for NCG

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12 Nov 2026

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NCG

Primary CPV: 79600000 *
Recruitment services
Location: 🇬🇧 Tyneside, North East
Value: No value specified
Contract: 1.8 years Duration
01/02/2027 30/11/2028
Contract Types: 79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Rye Hill House, Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SA, United Kingdom · UKC22

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Award Criteria

Admissions and quality compliance (15%)
Responsible recruitment performance (15%)
Contribution to student continuation (10%)
Contribution to student completion and progression (10%)
Mobilisation, governance, performance management and continuous improvement (15%)
Environmental and Sustainability (5%)
Social Value (5%)
Business Continuity (5%)
Price (20%)

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Reference: NCG260101T

NCG is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of comprehensive student recruitment outreach, marketing and associated professional advisory services to support the sustainable growth of its Higher Education provision. The successful bidder(s) will work collaboratively with NCG to develop and deliver domestic recruitment campaigns, strengthen market presence, increase brand awareness and generate high quality student enquiries and applications across priority markets. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Newcastle-upon-Tyne:-Recruitment-services./H2W832MM8F To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H2W832MM8F

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79600000 — Recruitment services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Local authority
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Services
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Active
Renewal: One option to extend for a further 24 months.
Framework agreement: Yes
Framework details: NCG intends to appoint a maximum of three suitably experienced suppliers to the Framework. Suppliers will be ranked according to their final evaluation score from the procurement process (where supplier capacity allows). Recruitment will be split as follows. •Primary Supplier – 66% •Secondary Supplier – 20% •Tertiary Supplier – 14%
Submission method: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H2W832MM8F
Enquiries close: 25 Nov 2026
Award decision expected: 18 Jan 2027
Covered by GPA: Yes
Language: EN
Published: 12 Nov 2026 16:44
Deadline: 07 Dec 2026 12:00
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07bb09
Notice ID: NCG260101T

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Organisations

Name	NCG
Address › Street	Rye Hill House, Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road
Address › Town / city	Newcastle upon Tyne
Address › Postcode	NE4 7SA
Address › Country	GB
Address › Country	United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS)	UKC22
Role	buyer
Classification › Description	Public authority - sub-central government

Buyer

Name

NCG

Tender

Title	Framework for Student Recruitment Outreach and Marketing Services for NCG
Status	active
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description	Recruitment services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description	Advertising and marketing services
Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description	Marketing services
Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description	Promotional services
Item › CPV › CPV 5 › Description	Business development consultancy services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UK
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT	£29,000,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Open procedure
Category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Covered by	GPA
Techniques › Framework agreement	Yes
Techniques › Framework agreement › Maximum Participants	3
Techniques › Framework agreement › Method	Without reopening competition
Techniques › Framework agreement › Type	open
Techniques › Framework agreement › Buyer Categories	NCG and its subsidiaries including NCG Higher Education Centre Ltd
Techniques › Framework agreement › Description	NCG intends to appoint a maximum of three suitably experienced suppliers to the Framework. Suppliers will be ranked according to their final evaluation score from the procurement process (where supplier capacity allows). Recruitment will be split as follows. •Primary Supplier – 66% •Secondary Supplier – 20% •Tertiary Supplier – 14%
How to submit	https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H2W832MM8F
Submission Terms › Electronic submission	allowed
Submission Terms › Languages	en
Bidding period › End	7 Dec 2026
Questions period › End	25 Nov 2026
Award decision period › End	18 Jan 2027
Lot › Status	active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT	£29,000,000
Lot › Value › Currency	GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name	Admissions and quality compliance
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight	15
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name	Responsible recruitment performance
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight	15
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name	Contribution to student continuation
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight	10
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name	Contribution to student completion and progression
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight	10
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name	Mobilisation, governance, performance management and continuous improvement
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight	15
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name	Environmental and Sustainability
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight	5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name	Social Value
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight	5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Name	Business Continuity
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Weighting › Weight	5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Type	price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Name	Price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Weighting › Weight	20
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs	Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start	1 Feb 2027
Lot › Contract period › End	30 Nov 2028
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to	30 Nov 2030
Lot › Can be renewed	Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description	One option to extend for a further 24 months.
Document › Document 1 › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Document 1 › Description	Not published
Document › Document 2 › Document type	Tender notice
Document › Document 2 › Description	Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 2 › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/107748-2026
Document › Document 2 › Published	12 Nov 2026

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