Provision of Student Recruitment Intelligence and Student Recruitment Advertising Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Northampton (Education)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)

Awarded value£750,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Feb 2021

Awarded to UCAS Media Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University seeks to award a contract for the provision of student recruitment intelligence and subsequent student recruitment advertising services. UCAS is the sole holder of the data required to enable this proven and sophisticated approach to student recruitment (pre-applicant database, UCAS application patterns and number, University admission behaviours and numbers, etc.) as they alone handle UK undergraduate university applications.

CPV: Added-value database services · Advertising campaign services · Data services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: East Midlands

72321000 Added-value database services 79341400 Advertising campaign services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Feb 2021, 17:05 GMT
Last source update: 18 Feb 2021, 17:05 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-003302
Classification (CPV): Added-value database servicesAdvertising campaign servicesData services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02944d Find a Tender

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: The University seeks to award a contract for the provision of student recruitment intelligence and subsequent student recruitment advertising services. UCAS is the sole holder of the data required to enable this proven and sophisticated approach to student recruitment (pre-applicant database, UCAS application patterns and number, University admission behaviours and numbers, etc.) as they alone handle UK undergraduate university applications.
The award is made in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £750,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Feb 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UCAS Media LtdSME	£750,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 003302-2021-1 · UCAS Media LtdSME
Signed
18 Feb 2021
Value
£750,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University of Northampton

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Waterside Campus, University Drive, Northampton, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, NN1 5PHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

University of NorthamptonReview body NorthamptonshireContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

UCAS MediaAwarded supplier Rose Hill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, UK, GL52 3LZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.