Contract

For the provision of an Embedded College offering Integrated Courses ECIC

  • University of Cumbria

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011956

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0447ca (view related notices)

Published 31 March 2025, 11:29am



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

UKD1 - Cumbria

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.cumbria.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

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.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000

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

Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Proposal / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

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: Yes

Identification of the project

24-11


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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-007880


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

24-11

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Malvern House International Ltd

3rd Floor , 1 Ashley Road

Altrincham

WA142DT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
National registration number

03848072

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

WC2A2LL

London

Country

United Kingdom