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Published 24 May 2021, 15:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2073/21 Student Recruitment Sub Saharan Africa

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Nigeria (NG)

Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 23 Jun 2021awarded 30 Jul 2021

Awarded to AfaraEd, Naijalink Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen’s invites tenders for the appointment of an Economic Operator to deliver defined and approved target recruitment outcomes in the Sub Saharan Africa region.

Recurrence: 54 months

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Queen's University Belfast's approach to student recruitment in Sub Saharan Africa has…AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000

Queen's University Belfast's approach to student recruitment in Sub Saharan Africa has broadly been a reactive one, with no defined resource or strategy in place to proactively drive outcomes. However, within the context of the University's 5 year plan (2021-22 to 2025-26), and in support of its diversification ambitions, Queen’s invites tenders for the appointment of an Economic Operator to deliver defined and approved target recruitment outcomes in the region. The successful Economic Operator must have extensive knowledge and, critically, experience in Sub Saharan Africa, as well as access to developed networks / recruitment channels to facilitate a market entry strategy for Queen's.The successful Economic Operator will be responsible for the delivery of the University’s student recruitment targets for the Sub Saharan African region.

Delivery listed: Nigeria (NG) · Sub-Saharan Africa

Extensions: The contract is initially for a period of 2 years with options to extend by up to a period of 36 months. · Following 60 month periodVariant bids: not allowed

79600000 Recruitment services

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

How bids were scored

Quality: 100%

Published sub-criteria (1)

Technical: 100%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: 100
Not applicable: 0

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
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: Yes · 54 months
First published: 24 May 2021, 15:41 BST
Last source update: 4 Aug 2021, 11:19 BST
Award evaluation window: 24 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference: QUB/2073/21
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-018724
Classification (CPV): Recruitment services
Delivery area: Nigeria (NG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b468 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 23 Jun 2021, 16:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 24 Jun 2021, 10:00 BST

Timeline

23 Jun 2021 → 4 Aug 2021 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
23 Jun 2021, 16:00 BST
Bids opened
24 Jun 2021, 10:00 BST
Notice published
4 Aug 2021, 11:19 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
4 Aug 2021, 11:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AfaraEdSME, Naijalink LtdSMEjoint awardStudent Recruitment - Sub-Saharan Africa	£500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Student Recruitment - Sub-Saharan Africa · AfaraEdSME, Naijalink LtdSME
Signed
30 Jul 2021
Value
£500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 2 from abroad	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Purchasing Office, University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

AfaraEdAwarded supplier 62 Newton Crescent, Dunblane, Sitrling, Scotland, FK15 0DZContact email
Naijalink LtdAwarded supplier 2-4 Moseley Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, NG

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria