AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University of East Anglia awarded StudyPath a direct, below-threshold contract to provide agency commission for recruiting state-sponsored students from India. The published contract record states that it was signed on 7 October 2026, starts on 8 October 2026 and ends on 31 December 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for StudyPath. The contract gross value is £84,168.
Market significanceThis is a short-term higher-education student-recruitment agency commission arrangement awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
StudyPath
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 84,168 GBP · Active contract recorded
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Award 1 names StudyPath as supplier and is linked to contract 1. Contract 1 has a gross value of GBP 84,168. As there is one supplier and one linked award, the published contract value is presented for this supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as “complete”; the process display status is “awarded”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 7 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-08.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract gross value
99% confidence£84,168 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 84168 and currency GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is published for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-08.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-14.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-12-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAgency commission for recruitment of state-sponsored students from India
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The notice title and description state that UEA Global requires agency commission for recruitment of state-sponsored students from India.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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The tender includes lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to that lot.
Service classifications
99% confidenceAdvertising and marketing services; recruitment services; higher education services
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Award item classifications list CPV 79340000, 79600000 and 80300000.
Published delivery location
95% confidenceUKH15, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is recorded as region UKH15, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold – without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Tender response information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence8 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Value basis
99% confidenceGross value
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The published contract value field is amountGross.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
96% confidenceAgency commission arrangement
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The requirement is described as provision of agency commission for student recruitment.
Market access signal
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold award without competition
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The published procedure is direct and described as below threshold without competition.
Contract duration
95% confidenceApproximately 85 days
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The published term runs from 8 October 2026 to 31 December 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is reported from the published GB-PPON record; Companies House verification is not applicable.
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Supplier verification status is “not_applicable”; StudyPath has a GB-PPON identifier and Australian address.
Value availability
99% confidenceA contract-level gross value is published, but no separate lot value or pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Contract 1 contains amountGross GBP 84,168; lot 1 has no value field.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date and no separate award date is supplied in the notice data.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring, evaluation rationale or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award date is published.
- No tender response count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings information is published.
- No lot title, lot description, lot-level value or pricing breakdown is published.
- No extension or renewal option is published.
- StudyPath is identified through the published GB-PPON supplier record; Companies House verification is not applicable to this supplier record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University of East AngliaStudyPathstudent recruitmentagency commissionIndiahigher education procurementdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the University of East Anglia student recruitment agency commission contract?
StudyPath is named as the supplier for award 1 and the linked active contract.
What is the value of the UEA contract with StudyPath?
The published contract gross value is £84,168.
When does the StudyPath contract run?
The published contract period runs from 8 October 2026 to 31 December 2026.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct procedure described as below threshold without competition.
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