Official UK procurement notice
IDP Connect Ltd · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply student recruitment services and products that cover: consultancy, insights and student recruitment activities, such as digital campaigns.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Mar 2026, 16:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 16:18 GMT
- Authority reference
26-008- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020590- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066498Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The public contract concerns the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance.
In paragraph 2, "novel goods or services" means goods or services designed or developed at the request of the contracting authority.
The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-
(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
6 Mar 2026 → 18 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published234 days ago6 Mar 2026, 16:18 GMT
- Standstill ends222 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published6 Mar 2026, 16:04 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 Mar 2026, 16:18 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDP Connect Ltd19 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 | £400,000 inc. VAT | 6 Mar 2026standstill to 18 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IDP CONNECT LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender