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Student Pathway Provider/International Study Centre

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The university currently hosts an on-campus "International Study Centre" which delivers routes to degree courses for international students. The partner provider recruits students and provides options for entry that are taught by the provider and certified by Sussex. At the successful completion of the course students are invited to join their selected course and enrol as Sussex students. https://isc.sussex.ac.uk/programmes This provision is due to expire at the end of academic year 2029/30 (31 July 2030). The university is therefore engaging the market to assist in the formation of our plans for this key student recruitment route. We see this as an opportunity to challenge our assumptions across the board about how we can support potential students and encourage them to enrol at Sussex. To this end while the international student pathway is forming the core of our investigation in this project, we see this as an opportunity to reevaluate pathways across all student cohorts, locations, models and formats. We have recently conducted premarket engagement in our Online Distance Learning space (with a tender proposed for 2026) and across the University we are seeking ways to respond to the increasingly dynamic student market. As such rather than framing specific requirements we have provided objectives and needs to meet. Our hope is that by engaging with suppliers we can be innovative in our response to student demand in collaboration with the market to meet student needs while providing sustainable income and value for money for all involved.

Classification

  • CPV75121000 — Administrative educational services
  • CPV79342000 — Marketing services
  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
US_25014
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Aug 2029, 00:00
Ends
1 Aug 2039, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
75121000
Description
Administrative educational services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342000
Description
Marketing services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
An initial questionnaire is issued 17/04/2026 with a return date of 26/05/2026. The PME period is set at 31/07/2026 to allow for follow up iterations of PME if required. Further details regarding this engagement are available in the Instruction Document, which can be accessed via the e-sourcing portal, Proactis (search for the University of Sussex and US_25014): https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login While participation in this engagement is not mandatory for involvement in any future procurement process, responses received will help inform the Contracting Authority about the level of market interest. Additionally, feedback from this engagement may help shape the final service requirements and inform the design of the forthcoming procurement strategy, ensuring it reflects both institutional priorities and sector best practice.
Due
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035025-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Apr 2026, 10:24
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)
Id
GB-COH-RC000672

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000672

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWVT-1568-HWWM

Address

Street Address
Sussex House
Locality
Falmer, Brighton
Postal Code
BN1 9RH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ21

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Falmer, Brighton · UKJ21 · BN1 9RH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 035025-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·