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Contract For International End to End Recruitment Partner

UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:06.

Opportunity overview

Contract Publication Notice Contract For International End to End Recruitment Partner Requirement The University of Winchester (UOW) is currently seeking to grow international students from September 2025, with a strategic aim to progressively grow numbers year on year. To date the University has been successful through a small, dedicated team of international staff to establish a student population of 255 international students. The University of Winchester has been providing higher education in the UK since 1840. With specialism in teacher training (rated Outstanding by Ofsted), nursing, psychology, business management, accountancy, criminology, law, history, and film production amongst other subject areas

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Lots

  • Lot 1£8m · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
25/AG/002
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Tenders should be submitted via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/winchester/aspx/Home
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
12 May 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
15 Apr 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
8,000,000

Renewal

Description
2 Year Contract with an option to extend for a further 2 Years + 1 Year.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Profile and Experience
Type
quality
Description
Organisation credibility and standing

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
End to End Proposal
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Partnership management
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Market positioning
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Name
Internationalisation
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
19 May 2027, 23:59
Starts
19 May 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
19 May 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
010532-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
20 Mar 2025, 17:52

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-05969256
Name
UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ36
Country
GB
Locality
Hampshire
Postal Code
SO22 4NR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sparkford Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
05969256
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PMPV-1431-CPBW
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-02666738
Name
OXFORD INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAVEL LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ35
Country
GB
Locality
Eastleigh
Postal Code
SO53 3LG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
New Kings Court Tollgate

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
02666738
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
10064423
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
28 Apr 2025, 00:00
Title
Contract For International End to End Recruitment Partner
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
28 Apr 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
8,000,000

Renewal

Description
2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 2 years + 1 year

Documents

Entry 1
Id
017701-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
29 Apr 2025, 15:34

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02666738
Name
OXFORD INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAVEL LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
28 May 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
2 Jun 2027, 23:59
Starts
2 Jun 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
2 Jun 2030, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
9 May 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Contract For International End to End Recruitment Partner
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
18 Jun 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
8,000,000

Period

Ends
2 Jun 2027, 23:59
Starts
18 Jun 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
2 Jun 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 Year Contract with an option to extend for a further 2 Years + 1 Year.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-3766
Format
application/pdf
Document Type
contractSigned
Entry 2
Id
045418-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
1 Aug 2025, 18:52

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
SLA for enquiries and application processing of 3 days met

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Visa refusals within BCA thresholds

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Student recruitment numbers increased from previous year and/or as agreed by both partners

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hampshire · UKJ36 · SO22 4NR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04f6fe-2025-08-01T18:52:36+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·