AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College awarded a contract for in-house recruitment of students in Nigeria to SANNAM S4 LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 1 September 2026 and is active from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for SANNAM S4 LIMITED under a below-threshold limited-competition procurement.
Market significanceThe contract has a published net value of £28,027 and gross value of £33,632. It covers recruitment services associated with student recruitment in Nigeria.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SANNAM S4 LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £28,027 net; £33,632 gross GBP · Verified legal entity; active award and contract
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The supplier is identified by GB-COH company number 09002645 and verified as SANNAM S4 LIMITED. Award 1 names this supplier; contract 1, linked to award 1, publishes the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process and contract document identify the notice as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 September 2026
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Contract 1 has dateSigned of 2026-09-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£28,027
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Contract 1 value.amount is 28027 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£33,632
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 33632 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value relates to the single contract linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 is linked to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-01.
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-08-31.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIn-house recruitment of students in Nigeria
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The tender title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 records the main procurement category as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence79600000 — Recruitment services
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The award item carries CPV 79600000, described as Recruitment services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1, and award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
Delivery location
94% confidenceUKJ2, United Kingdom
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The award item lists delivery address region UKJ2, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states Below threshold - limited competition.
Award basis stated in description
97% confidenceFollowing a request for quotations
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The tender description says the contract was awarded following request for quotations.
Number of bids
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation criteria and scores
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 months
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The published period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
98% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition route and requested quotations.
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The published procurement method details and tender description state these points.
Published commercial scale
98% confidence£28,027 excluding VAT for the full stated 12-month term.
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The net contract value is £28,027 and the published contract period is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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The source supplier name matches verified legal entity SANNAM S4 LIMITED, company number 09002645.
Award and contract linkage
98% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 is explicitly linked to award 1, which is linked to lot 1.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceBid count, evaluation detail, lot title, pricing breakdown and extension terms are not supplied in the published notice.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: number of quotations or bids, evaluation criteria, scoring, award decision date, detailed service specification, lot title, pricing breakdown, payment terms and extension or renewal options.
- The delivery region is published as UKJ2 in the award data, while the service description concerns recruitment of students in Nigeria; the notice does not explain the geographic allocation of delivery activities.
- No individual price components or performance measures are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Royal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeSANNAM S4 LIMITEDstudent recruitment Nigeriarecruitment servicesRHUL-26151public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Royal Holloway student recruitment contract?
SANNAM S4 LIMITED, company number 09002645, won award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £28,027 excluding VAT and £33,632 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
How was the procurement run?
It used a below-threshold limited-competition procedure following a request for quotations.
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