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International Student Recruitment - In Country

University Of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh wishes to conduct an open tender to appoint a third-party provider capable of hosting staff working on our behalf overseas. The University intends to enhance its international student recruitment activity by establishing an in-country presence within key recruitment markets in South Asia and South East Asia. As part of this initiative, the University will deploy individuals working on our behalf to operate within these regions and requires external support to facilitate their effective establishment and ongoing operations. This contract is being funded by the University’s Strategic Fund and at present, is only available for the initial 18-month term of the contract. However, it is the intention of The International and Postgraduate Recruitment Team (IRPT) to apply for a subsequent round. If successful, it is at this point the extension period will be enacted. The budget for the initial 18-month contract term is 375,000 GBP (excluding VAT). Subject to additional funding being secured for a further two years, a further 450,000 GBP (excluding VAT) may be made available, provided the University secures such funding and enacts the extension period. This additional funding is not guaranteed at this stage. If all extensions are enacted, the total contract value would be 825,000 GBP.

Award criteria

Quality: 70, Price: 30

Contract period

540 days

Renewal policy

A further 1 x 2-year is extension is available at end of initial term.

Metadata

Contract ID
rls-10-NOV544088
Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000816372
Tender ID
EC1080
Buyer name
University Of Edinburgh
Parties involved
  • University Of Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Sherrif Court
Value
GBP 825,000
Bid Opening Date
22/12/2025 (2 months ago)
Award start date
22/12/2025 (2 months ago)
Tender end date
22/12/2025 (2 months ago)
Procurement method
Open procedure
Procurement method details
Open procedure
Main procurement category
services
Submission method
electronicSubmission
Submission terms - language
en
Submission terms - bid validity period
22/04/2026 (in 2 months)
Techniques - Has framework agreement
No
Techniques - Framework agreement maximum participants
Unknown maximum participants
Number of lots
1
Lot details (Maximum lots bid per supplier)
Unknown maximum lots bid per supplier
Communication channel
Unknown communication channel
Covered By
GPA
Legal basis
32014L0024
Legal basis scheme
CELEX
Classification (Primary)
79600000: Recruitment services (CPV)
Classification (Additional)
  • 79000000: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • 79600000: Recruitment services