Official UK procurement notice
University of Kent China In-Country Office
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionShanghai GLJ Education Technology Co. Ltd., (GLJ) is an accredited international education service organisation in China, with the registered office in Changning District, Shanghai, PRC. The University of Kent started working with GLJ for their staff hosting service from 30 September 2022, and have extended the agreement until September 2028.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 6 Mar 2026, 10:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 10:48 GMT
- Authority reference
26-007- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020272- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0663cbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-
(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and
(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published6 Mar 2026, 10:18 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 Mar 2026, 10:48 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai GLJ Education Technology Co., Ltd18 Mar 2026 – 1 Oct 2028 | £733,694 inc. VAT | 6 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Shanghai GLJ Education Technology Co., LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender