Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of South Wales
Procurement Manager University of South Wales, Finance Dept, Llantwit Road
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL
UK
Contact person: Sharon Jenkins
E-mail: sharon.jenkins@southwales.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southwales.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0315
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Enquiries & Admissions Interest Generation & Conversion Service
Reference number: Tender No1726
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75121000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University, whilst still responding to the changing needs of the Covid-19 pandemic is embarking on a period of significant technological development involving several systems that operate across the student journey. Given this important juncture, it will be important to protect BAU recruitment activity, de-risk the programme of systems transformation and take every opportunity to gain ground and so the introduction of a ‘recruitment partner’ at this time is key to our effective operation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75121000
80300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL15
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University, whilst still responding to the changing needs of the Covid-19 pandemic is embarking on a period of significant technological development involving several systems that operate across the student journey. Given this important juncture, it will be important to protect BAU recruitment activity, de-risk the programme of systems transformation and take every opportunity to gain ground and so the introduction of a ‘recruitment partner’ at this time is key to our effective operation.
Tenders are being invited for the supply of a service that will seek to optimise and manage enquiries from prospective students and facilitate and drive a higher rate of conversion from enquiry to application and ultimately from application to enrolment. The University anticipates that the service will be intensely utilised during key student recruitment periods, but will remain engaged throughout the year as needed to ensure support is available for key interest generation and conversion activities. To achieve the above, USW anticipates that the service will maintain close collaboration with the in-house ‘Enquiries & Admissions’, ‘Marketing’ and ‘Student Recruitment’ personnel, alleviating resource pressure points and enabling the team to focus on application processing and decision making activity. The University is seeking to integrate with this service, at pace, in order to realise the greatest enrolment impact in the September 2021 recruitment intake.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-030391
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Tender No1726
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:116665)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/12/2021