Official UK procurement notice
NT1542 -24 052 International Student Recruitment Marketing and Conversion
Authority: London South Bank University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMarketing, recruitment and conversion of international students for one year in contract locations:
IN - India
PK - Pakistan
BD - Bangladesh
NP - Nepal
MA - Morocco
NG - Nigeria
Estimated contract value £1,400,000.00 (Commission based)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 10 Oct 2025, 18:29 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2025, 18:42 BST
- Authority reference
NT1542 -24 052 International Student Recruitment Marketing and Conversion- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064395- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ad47Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
LSBU published PPN -identifier: 2025/S 000-035377 for the tendering of International Student marketing and recruitment in June 2025. This was put on hold as a new Vice Chancellor was recruited and it has become evident that the intended scope of the tender being worked to by LSBU is no longer fully in line with the emerging future strategy of LSBU.
Publishing of the tender is therefore being delayed in line with wider consideration of proposed growth trajectories and the operating models required to deliver them. A revised tender will be released on completion of this research.
To avoid disproportionate technical difficulties and failure of existing workflows LSBU will continue with its current operating model for a further one year. LSBU owns elements of intellectual property with the provider of the current model in relation to its systems development as well as business continuity planning.
This will allow for the subsequent award to the successful bidder to include a clear period of transition and handover in 2026.
A one year contract will be awarded to QS Enrolment Solutions Ltd.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
10 Oct 2025 → 21 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published383 days ago10 Oct 2025, 18:42 BST
- Standstill ends372 days ago21 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published10 Oct 2025, 18:29 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published10 Oct 2025, 18:42 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS Enrolment Solutions LtdNT1542 - International Student Recruitment Marketing and Conversion22 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 | £1,680,000 inc. VAT | 1 Oct 2025standstill to 21 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QS ENROLMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded 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