Official UK procurement notice
UOW984 West Africa Representative (based in Nigeria)
Authority: University of Worcester (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Worcester (UW) is seeking to appoint a Representative to provide services for UW in West Africa including the engagement of an Individual or Individuals to carry out representative activities to deliver marketing and promotional services.
UW is looking for a Representative who can provide the back-office support for the services to be delivered. At this stage we are not looking for a more formal presence such as a branded office or to employ anyone directly in the Territories.
Please note that a small amendment has been made to the tender process. We understand that the multi stage process under PA23, combined with language barriers, may have prevented some potential suppliers from engaging with the process.
The timeline originally set out will continue to be followed.
Suppliers who have already completed the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) will not be required to complete it again. However, any supplier wishing to submit a tender will be required to complete a PSQ. For reasons of fairness and transparency, all PSQ submissions will be reviewed following receipt of tenders.
Key deadlines:
- Tender Documents published 29 April 2026
- Deadline to access tender documents: 11 May 2026 at 17:00 BST
- Deadline for clarification questions: 26 May 2026 at 17:00 BST
- Tender submission deadline: 1 June 2026 at 10:00 BST
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: The University carried out a PME exercise and is now inviting suppliers to tender for the requirement. Please note that a small amendment has been made to the tender process. We understand that the multi stage process under PA23, combined with language barriers, may have prevented some potential suppliers from engaging with the process. The timeline originally set out will continue to be followed. Suppliers who have already completed the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) will not be required to complete it again. However, any supplier wishing to submit a tender will be required to complete a PSQ. For reasons of fairness and transparency, all PSQ submissions will be reviewed following receipt of tenders. Following tender returns, submissions will be marked and shortlisted suppliers will be invited to interview.
- No preliminary market engagement: PME has been carried out, there has been an amendment to the process as outlined above.
CPV: Higher education services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£220,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Quality
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2030
- First published
- 29 Apr 2026, 11:54 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 11:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
UOW984 2026/27- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039099- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068dceFind a Tender
- How it runs
The University carried out a PME exercise and is now inviting suppliers to tender for the requirement.
Please note that a small amendment has been made to the tender process. We understand that the multi stage process under PA23, combined with language barriers, may have prevented some potential suppliers from engaging with the process.
The timeline originally set out will continue to be followed.
Suppliers who have already completed the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) will not be required to complete it again. However, any supplier wishing to submit a tender will be required to complete a PSQ. For reasons of fairness and transparency, all PSQ submissions will be reviewed following receipt of tenders.
Following tender returns, submissions will be marked and shortlisted suppliers will be invited to interview.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofworceste… ↗ tenders to be submitted through the portal
Timeline
29 Apr 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published182 days ago29 Apr 2026, 11:54 BST
- Clarification questions by154 days ago26 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline149 days ago1 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by113 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts88 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published29 Apr 2026, 11:54 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please register interest on In-Tend using link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofworcester/aspx/Home to access documents
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender