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 method details
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- 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