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Published 17 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

International Student Recruitment - Overseas Offices Framework

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£3,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 May 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 1 Sept 2028 · up to 1 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Exeter currently employs third party consultants to act on behalf of the University in selected overseas regions. These regions have been identified as strategically important for international student recruitment and partnership activity. These consultants are managed by the third party entity and work exclusively with the respective regional manager or main contact within the University of Exeter International Office. These consultants will then be seen as official representatives within the specified regions and will carry our extensive operations for the institution as well as acting as a point of contact for key stakeholders across the stated region. In order for us to keep a consistent presence and develop our key relationships, having a permanent presence in priority regions is an established part of our strategy and activity for international recruitment. This activity should supplement and complement our internal resource and activities, providing expertise, in country representation, and support for both university staff and applicants.

CPV: Education and training services · Higher education services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Sept 2029 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “International Student Recruitment - Overseas Offices Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST
Last source update
17 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST
Authority reference
UOE/2025/019/LLM
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015967
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesHigher education services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

17 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST
  2. Market engagement
    29 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST

    uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗ This is a preliminary market engagement exercise.

  3. Tender notice expected
    1 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure