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Published 27 Feb 2026, 15:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Skills Recruitment Service for 1+1 Masters Placement Programmes

Official notice

Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)

Direct award
Awarded value£979,000published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 27 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Twin Training International

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Twin Group will work with us on a suite of postgraduate taught masters programmes at UEA offering the opportunity of a 1+1 Masters placement programmes. It will be an assessed part of the course and monitoring and support will be provided by both the University and Twin Group throughout. The course design is specific to the UEA and is based on the placements supplied by Twin, due to the links they have built with employers.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
27 Feb 2026, 15:48 GMT
Last source update
21 May 2026, 13:02 BST
Authority reference
Form ID 836
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047061
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065eb6 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

No other provider delivers the same combination of a 1+1 Master Launch Strategy for universities, sector-specific employability support for international Master's students, and ongoing programme development, diversification, and promotion as

part of a single, integrated and embedded delivery model.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Any circumstance that disrupts normal teaching and learning at the University of East Anglia (UEA) may also impact the delivery of the services and obligations under this contract. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to, staffing shortages, industrial action, public health events, regulatory changes, facilities or infrastructure constraints, technology failures, or other unforeseen events. Where such disruptions occur, they may affect the format, scheduling, location, or availability of teaching, learning activities, or related services under this agreement. In addition, Student enrolment projections are based on planning assumptions that may change due to variations in demand, funding, regulatory requirements, or operational capacity. There is a risk that actual enrolment numbers may increase or decrease from forecast levels. These risks may impact the scope, value or duration of this contract and the institution reserves the right to adjust student intake numbers, including increasing capacity where feasible, to respond to demand.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Mar 2026 → 21 May 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends230 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published158 days ago
    21 May 2026, 13:02 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Feb 2026, 15:48 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    21 May 2026, 13:02 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £979,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 15 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Twin Training InternationalSMESkills/Recruitment Agent for PGT Placement1 Aug 2026 – 1 Aug 2029£979,000 inc. VAT27 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Twin Training InternationalSME

    Signed
    15 May 2026
    Value
    £979,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Aug 2026 – 1 Aug 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: KPIs are not required for this contract as the estimated contract value is below the threshold.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000651 · GB-PPON: PCCY-8551-ZNDY Norwich Research Park, Norwich, East of England, NR4 7TJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender