International Student Recruitment - PGT International Conversion Service

Opportunity overview

The University of Exeter is exploring third party services to support the student recruitment journey of our prospective international PGT students to commence from September 2025 for future intakes.

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.

QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd

Match pending…

Published award value: £875k
Awarded: 14 Aug 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PYJD-2139-HPHM
Location: London, UKI31, NW3 2DG, United Kingdom

QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd

Match pending…

Published award value: £875k
Awarded: 13 Aug 2025
Award ID: 2
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PYJD-2139-HPHM
Location: London, UKI31, NW3 2DG, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV80000000 — Education and training services
CPV80300000 — Higher education services

Lots

Lot LOT-0000£875k

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: UOE/2025/034/LLM
Status: complete
Above Threshold: Yes
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: services
How to submit: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94295&B= ↗
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends: 16 Jul 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends: 24 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends: 24 Jun 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: allowed

Languages

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: LOT-0000
Status: complete
Has Renewal: Yes

Value

Amount: 875,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 1,050,000

Renewal

Description: This contract can be extended for two further periods of up to 12 months.

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Quality
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 60
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Name: Price
Type: price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 40
Weight: percentageExact

Contract period

Ends: 1 Aug 2028, 00:59
Starts: 1 Aug 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date: 1 Aug 2030, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: LOT-0000
Related Lot: LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 80000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Education and training services

Entry 2

Id: 80300000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Higher education services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Entry 2

Id: 026793-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026793-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 23 May 2025, 15:44

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale: This is an established market, with minimum entrants.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-PPON-PZYG-2396-XCRZ
Name: University of Exeter

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKK43
Country: GB
Locality: Exeter
Postal Code: EX4 4QH
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Northcote House

Details

Url: https://www.exeter.ac.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicUndertaking
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public undertaking

Identifier

Id: PZYG-2396-XCRZ
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Name: Leanne Le Moucheux
Email: L.A.Le-Moucheux@exeter.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1392723333

Organisation 2

Id: GB-PPON-PYJD-2139-HPHM
Name: QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKI31
Country: GB
Locality: London
Postal Code: NW3 2DG
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: 1 Tranley Mews

Details

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

Identifier

Id: PYJD-2139-HPHM
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: andrew.plant@qs.com
Telephone: +44 2072847200

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 14 Aug 2025, 01:00
Title: International Student Recruitment - PGT International Conversion
Status: pending
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 14 Aug 2025, 01:00

Items

Item 1

Id: LOT-0000
Related Lot: LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 80000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Education and training services

Value

Amount: 875,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 1,050,000

Renewal

Description: Two periods of up to 12 months

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 048790-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048790-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 14 Aug 2025, 14:19

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PYJD-2139-HPHM
Name: QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 30 Aug 2025, 00:59

Related lots

LOT-0000

Contract period

Ends: 1 Sept 2028, 00:59
Starts: 1 Sept 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date: 1 Sept 2030, 00:59

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Aug 2025, 23:59

Award 2

Id: 2
Date: 13 Aug 2025, 01:00
Title: International Student Recruitment - PGT International Conversion
Status: pending
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 14 Aug 2025, 01:00

Items

Item 1

Id: LOT-0000
Related Lot: LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 80300000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Higher education services

Value

Amount: 875,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 1,050,000

Renewal

Description: Two periods of up to 12 months

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 048790-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048790-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 14 Aug 2025, 14:19

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PYJD-2139-HPHM
Name: QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 30 Aug 2025, 00:59

Related lots

LOT-0000

Contract period

Ends: 1 Sept 2028, 00:59
Starts: 1 Sept 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date: 1 Sept 2030, 00:59

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Aug 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX4 4QH · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-0523fe-2025-08-14T14:19:47+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender · 14 Aug 2025, 14:19