Shanghai Office · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Education & Training (80) Delivery: China (CN)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 7 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to China Britain Business Council

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Student recruitment resource in China via an office and a designated person in Shanghai.

CPV: Administrative educational services · Higher education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery listed: China (CN)

75121000 Administrative educational 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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Mar 2025, 08:37 GMT
Last source update: 21 Mar 2025, 08:37 GMT
Authority reference: US_25187
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-010546
Classification (CPV): Administrative educational servicesHigher education services
Delivery area: China (CN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f70a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Light Touch Regime under PCR (2015) - 75121000.
Market research conducted to establish the route as VFM.
Below threshold for formal tendering

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
China Britain Business CouncilSME	CN¥529,200 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 010546-2025-US_25167-1 · China Britain Business CouncilSME
Signed
7 Mar 2025
Value
CN¥529,200
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000672 Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN19RHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

University of SussexReview body Brighton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CHINA-BRITAIN BUSINESS COUNCILAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06291886 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.