Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Manchester Metropolitan University
All Saints, Grosvenor Square
MANCHESTER
M156BH
Contact
Steve Everitt
Telephone
+44 1612471789
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD33 - Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/mmu/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from 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
Embedded International Study Centre
Reference number
MMU1040
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The creation of an on campus Embedded International Study Centre (EISC) to provide pathway programmes for international students to progress onto Manchester Metropolitan University degree courses.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance
Manchester Metropolitan University Campus
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This PIN includes a Preliminary Information Memorandum document, relating to a proposed tender process for the development, management and running of an Embedded International Study Centre ("EISC") at the University's campus on Oxford Road in Manchester.
In advance of the launch of the tender process, the University wishes to conduct a market consultation exercise with parties interested in participating in the tender.
The purpose of the market consultation exercise is to give the University an opportunity to consult with interested parties on various aspects of the proposed EISC, in advance of the notice and tender documents being issued.
The market consultation exercise is not a procurement or a call for competition and no tenders are sought at this stage.
It is currently anticipated that the tender process will be launched in Autumn 2022 with the publication of a notice on the Find a Tender Service.
The Opportunity:
The University's vision is to partner with a third party to create a fully embedded, self-contained, dedicated EISC on campus which provides pathway (feeder) programmes for international students progressing onto Manchester Metropolitan University degree courses.
This would support the University's ambition to significantly increase the number of international students enrolled at the University.
To achieve the vision, it is envisaged that the EISC will:
• be established in partnership with a private provider/partner;
• be managed by the University and the Partner;
• be physically embedded on the University's campus; and
• be established such that the EISC students will have appropriate rights and access to the University's facilities (e.g., library, laboratories, studios, classrooms and accommodation) as appropriate.
It is envisaged that the EISC will initially be based in either existing University facilities or in leased space close to the campus, with the intention that purpose-built facilities for the EISC will be constructed on campus after a few years of operation.
The purpose of this market consultation is to gauge the level of market interest in the Opportunity and to give the University an opportunity to engage with interested economic operators on various aspects of the proposed opportunity in advance of the tender process.
Further information is provided in a Prior Information Memorandum which is available via our e-tender portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/mmu/aspx/Home
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
17 October 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes