Award

Collaborative provision for the development & delivery of educational courses/programmes/ modules for International students

  • University Of The West Of England

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-007110

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0445d4

Published 5 March 2024, 5:13pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

University Of The West Of England

Frenchay Campus,Coldharbour Lane

BRISTOL

BS161QY

Email

purchasing@uwe.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.uwe.ac.uk/

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

Collaborative provision for the development & delivery of educational courses/programmes/ modules for International students

Reference number

319920

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Skilled Education will be responsible for designing and deploying the marketing campaign and website for the Programme; engaging and working with leads and prospective students via phone, email and other communication to encourage them to apply for the Programme; designing and developing the Programme from the learning materials, knowledge and documents UWE provides; guidance to the academic on how to support the Programme; pastoral support for learners.

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: £6,366,958.05

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • MY - Malaysia
Main site or place of performance

Online

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Skilled Education will be responsible for designing and deploying the marketing campaign and website for the Programme; engaging and working with leads and prospective students via phone, email and other communication to encourage them to apply for the Programme; designing and developing the Programme from the learning materials, knowledge and documents UWE provides; guidance to the academic on how to support the Programme; pastoral support for learners (180 students per year).

This is a tri party agreement, between UWE Bristol, UWE International Education Services ( UWEIES ) and Skilled Education.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Agreement shall run for a period of ten (10) years from 5th October 2023 to 4th October 2033. Subject to mutual agreement the Agreement may be renewed for further periods of five years.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

Both UWE and Skilled Education have contributed Intellectual Property to the project.

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

319920

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 October 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

Skilled Education Limited

81 The Cut

London

SE1 8LL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

12642946

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: £6,366,958.05


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

University of the West of England

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom