Award

Virtual Internships 2025

  • University of Salford

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-039353

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05474f (view related notices)

Published 11 July 2025, 3:07pm



Scope

Description

With internationalisation of education and learning, we are committed to develop our students into highly skilled graduates and global citizens. Enhancement in student employability skills

through diverse work experience opportunities including placements and internships form key part of our offer. As a result, we are looking for a provider offering virtual placements across the globe, through relevant online platform. We are interested to hear from providers offering opportunity for students to experience new and diverse organisational cultures across the UK,

Europe and many more. We are looking for relative products/services/platforms offering flexibility for students to undertake a virtual internship which aligns with their respective

programme of study. This would include internships across multiple Industry Sectors, and must cover, Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain, Project Management, International Business.

The provider to support our ongoing EFMD accreditation supporting our culture environment.

The offer should provide knowledge and understanding of varied cultural behaviours supporting individual students through the application process in order to increase students' employability

skills. An online offer, that is easily accessible and managed through appropriate platform where students can record and monitor progress and interact via dashboard interventions


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £25,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

8 July 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

11 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 11 July 2025 to 11 July 2026
  • 1 year, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKD - North West (England)

Contract 2

Supplier

Contract value

  • £25,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

8 July 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

11 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 11 July 2025 to 11 July 2026
  • 1 year, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKD - North West (England)

Information about tenders

  • 4 tenders received
  • 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 4 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 2 suppliers awarded contracts
  • 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Suppliers

Anglo Educational Services

5 Richbell Place

London

WC1N 3LA

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1

Virtual Internship Partners

80 - 83 Long Lane

London

EC1A 9ET

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 2


Contracting authority

University of Salford

  • Charity Commission (England and Wales): RC000666
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDHR-3751-QPQR

43 The Crescent

Salford

M5 4WT

United Kingdom

Region: UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government