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Published 14 Dec 2021, 16:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

India Consultancy · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF DERBY (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT5.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2022awarded 22 Mar 2022
Awarded to T&A Consulting Private Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Educational consultancy services, for an initial 2-year period with an option to extend on an annual basis for a further two years taking the contract term up to a maximum of 4 years. This tender should provide the full suite of in-country services to support in the expansion of student recruitment, partnership management and business opportunity development: including the employment of local staff, provision of in-country office facilities, fully compliance with local and national regulations, and management support. The primary objectives of the consultancy are to recruit additional students from India to study at the University of Derby and to help manage and expand the range of academic partnerships that the University currently maintains in India, alongside ongoing brand building of the university and reputation management. There will also be the opportunity to deliver market analysis and strategic recommendations on UoD activity within India.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery listed: India (IN), East Midlands · India
Extensions: 1 x 24 months - declared cost if for the full 4 years · 1 year + 1 YearVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Dec 2021, 16:49 GMT
Last source update
7 Jun 2022, 12:07 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
PROC AL ITT/509
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015617
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
India (IN)East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030116 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
19 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Jan 2022, 09:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jan 2022 → 7 Jun 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    20 Jan 2022, 09:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Jun 2022, 12:07 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jun 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jun 2022, 12:07 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    7 Jun 2022, 12:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £378,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
T&A Consulting Private LimitedSME£378,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

Contracting authorityEducationRegional or local authorityEducationBody governed by public law Kedleston Road, DERBY, East Midlands, DE221GBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Chief Finance and Commercial OfficerReview body Derby

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria