Financial Trading · UK public procurement notice

The contract with the provider is to deliver or support the delivery of independently accredited, Ofqual registered level 5 and level 7 financial trading qualifications as a component / module of a wider University Undergraduate and Postgraduate course. The level 5 qualification (as part of the BSc Financial Trading and Investment Management Course) is to be delivered by the provider on the provider's premises in central London. The Level 7 qualification (as part of the MSc Global Financial Trading Course) is to be delivered by the University at the University's Sheffield Campus but supported by the provider through the secondment of the provider's teaching staff and the licence of their level 7 qualification materials to the University.

The University's BSc Financial Trading and Investment Management course, which currently only accepts home students, requires a 30 credit level 5 financial trading module which runs over a period of approximately 6 weeks and aligns to the aims and objectives of the course. The module, to be delivered by the provider, must equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to be competitive in the job market for a wide range of graduate level roles in the Financial Services industry.

The University's MSc Global Financial Trading course, which accepts both home students and international students, requires a 30 credit level 7 financial trading module again running over approximately 6 weeks and which aligns to the aims and objectives of the course. The provider will support the delivery of this module through the secondment of their teaching staff and licensing their level 7 module materials to the University. The module must equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to be competitive in the job market for a wide range of postgraduate level roles in the Financial Services industry.

The University has the right to agree changes to the approach to a module's delivery, including but not limited to the location for delivery and responsible party for delivery, over the life of the contract in order to meet any changes in circumstances, opportunities for growth, or new or changed regulatory requirements applicable to the University and/or the delivery of its courses.

Both Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses are applied in nature and the University has contracted with a provider who has trading qualifications that can be delivered with an emphasis on real life, hands on experience. The provider's teaching staff are experienced financial market traders who can demonstrate both the academic and professional capability to develop the next generation of Financial Services professionals.

In light of the success of the University's UK based delivery on the above courses, as part of the contract, there is the potential to expand the offering for delivery internationally which may include, but is not limited to, course or module delivery in the following locations: India, China and The Middle East and Africa with immediate effect. The contract allows for the delivery of the provider's trading qualifications internationally both on a face to face and remote basis.

Our international expansion plans are still at a relatively early stage but are ambitious. If required, the appointed provider can scale their provision for multiple student cohorts running in different countries simultaneously.

As part of the contract, there is the potential, but no guarantee that, the University may extend the scope of the provider's services into other complimentary areas which could include but is not limited to: commercial enterprises, employability offers and further course development in partnership.