Postgraduate Student Virtual Internships

Official notice

Authority: ASTON UNIVERSITY (Education)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)

Planned pipeline value£2,052,500pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Aston University potentially has a requirement for an internship scheme for postgraduate students.

The new PG virtual internment scheme will significantly increase the number of virtual internships; the exact number is currently unknown.

This engagement exercise seeks to identify potentially suitable partners, capable of managing student virtual internships for Aston's postgraduates. Interested parties are advised to write to Aston and provide a brief company overview.

Please note the indicated value is based on a rough annual estimate of circa £410,500 (with a 5-year contract term equating to £2,052,500); actual demand and budget is still to be confirmed.

CPV: Placement services of personnel · Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions

Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

79610000 Placement services of personnel 80530000 Vocational training services

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Jun 2025, 16:28 BST
Last source update: 23 Jun 2025, 16:28 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034495
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Placement services of personnelVocational training services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055204 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

23 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
23 Jun 2025, 16:28 BST
Market engagement391 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Aston is seeking to identify potentially interested parties. Interested parties are requested to write to Aston and provide a brief company overview.
Contract starts57 days ago
1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
23 Jun 2025, 16:28 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

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000904 · GB-PPON: PTLB-7496-TPTR Aston Triangle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7ETContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender23 Jun 2025, 16:28 BST