Official UK procurement notice
Pre- Applicant Communications · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPre-Applicant Communication to Students
CPV: Higher education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Student Finance England delivers information for pre-applicants, applicants and their…Awarded
Student Finance England delivers information for pre-applicants, applicants and their parents to help inform them of available financial support, if they are eligible and how they apply for it. SLC are responsible for the provision of information to students before (prior to services launching), during (when services have launched) and after they apply for funding (post application). Customer Communications and Marketing deliver communications for new and returning students across multiple academic years and promote a number of products and services.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 21 Nov 2025, 16:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Nov 2025, 16:20 GMT
- Authority reference
2025-TR-0070- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076178- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
SLC works with UCAS to ensure our content and exposure to our key messages are present. They are a Department for Education and Dept for Economy, Skills and Natural Resources approved partner and are recognised as a unique channel and route to market. Their email campaigns, in particular, allow us to actively target specific audience demographics giving them the right information at the right time on the right channel
UCAS Media have tested, trusted and active communication channels with a core target audience which it has been demonstrated via market testing that SLC cannot currently reach any other way - the prospective student (pre-applicant).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCAS - UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES ADMISSION Service | £240,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Pre-Applicant Communications · UCAS - UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES ADMISSION Service
- Signed
- 11 Nov 2025
- Value
- £240,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- SLCReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Universities and Colleges Admissions ServiceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.