Appointment of Skills/Recruitment Agents for PGT Placement

Procurement description

The appointment of skills/recruitment agent to create an optional Placement Year for selected courses across the University's PGT portfolio. The objective is to create enhanced career outcomes for PGT students, providing a route to gaining valuable career, work and project experience in the UK context.

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

IC IMPACT CONSULTING LTD

Procedure type

Direct award

Description of how these justifications apply

The projects supplied by IC Impact Consulting Limited involve proprietary methodology and have shaped the course design. Using an alternative supplier would require substantial course redesign which is not feasible.

IC will provide a bespoke programme for UEA which is aligned to the UEA 1+1 portfolio and launch strategy, based on discipline specific project scoping. Proven institutional delivery with 50+ other universities, providing end to end placement management with a staff and student platform to enable this.

Direct award justification

Single suppliers intellectual property exclusive rights

Description of risks to contract performance

Any circumstance that disrupts normal teaching and learning at the University of East Anglia (UEA) may also impact the delivery of the services and obligations under this contract. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to, staffing shortages, industrial action, public health events, regulatory changes, facilities or infrastructure constraints, technology failures, or other unforeseen events. Where such disruptions occur, they may affect the format, scheduling, location, or availability of teaching, learning activities, or related services under this agreement. In addition, Student enrolment projections are based on planning assumptions that may change due to variations in demand, funding, regulatory requirements, or operational capacity. There is a risk that actual enrolment numbers may increase or decrease from forecast levels. These risks may impact the scope, value or duration of this contract and the institution reserves the right to adjust student intake numbers, including increasing capacity where feasible, to respond to demand.