Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
City of Glasgow College
190 Cathedral Street
Glasgow
G4 0RF
deborah.fagan@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 1413755316
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM82 - Glasgow City
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00453
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of International Student Recruitment services from Qobolak (Saudi Arabia)
Reference number
CS/CoGC/23/11
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £322,881
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
Main site or place of performance
190 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RF
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of international recruitment services for Saudi Tourism taster programme funded by Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Kingdom.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Due to the commercial nature of this agreement and complexities of tendering the requirements, a direct route to market without competitive actions is required.
After dialog with other institution re this requirement, reason for not tendering can be summarised below:
The commercially sensitive nature of the requirements. Some institutions will only use certain agents and some agents will only deal with certain institutions (mainly universities).
No appetite for agents to tender especially in the far east.
Certain agents are affiliated with certain Ministries. In this instance, the Ministry of Tourism will only deal with Qobolak. If we did use Qobolak then this deal couldn't go ahead.
Agents will not sign up to institutions terms and conditions.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
CS/CoGC/23/11
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Qobolak for Commercial Services
6239 King Abdulaziz Rd , Al Yasmeen Dist
Riyadh
13326-2821
Telephone
+44 7747533212
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £322,881
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:724258)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom