Opportunity

For the provision of an Embedded College offering Integrated Courses ECIC

  • University of Cumbria

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-007880

Published 12 March 2024, 2:57pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University of Cumbria

Fusehill Street

Carlisle

CA12HH

Contact

Sian Jenkins

Email

procurementteam@cumbria.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD - North West (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.cumbria.ac.uk

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

www.in-tendhost.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.in-tendhost.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

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

For the provision of an Embedded College offering Integrated Courses ECIC

Reference number

24-11

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80300000 - Higher education services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The University of Cumbria aims to enter into a partnership to develop and establish an Embedded College offering Integrated Courses ECIC, to deliver educational study programmes to international students to equip them with the skills and qualifications required to enrol on an undergraduate or postgraduate course at the University. This presents an opportunity for a suitably experienced supplier to establish and run an ECIC on the University of Cumbria’s Lancaster campus. The University remains open minded on the terms of the partnership, the operating model and the academic provision, and welcomes proposals from all interested parties.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

For the provision of an Embedded College offering Integrated Courses ECIC

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

As set out in the tender documentation


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

10 April 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

10 April 2024

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Electronic


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

In accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Invitation to Tender (ITT)documents are being made available to Applicants via the In Tend portal from the date of issue of this Notice.For more information about this opportunity, please visit the In Tend portal at: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofcumbria

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

WC2A2LL

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

None