Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Manchester
10007798
John Owens Building, Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
UK
Telephone: +44 1612753912
E-mail: procurement@manchester.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.manchester.ac.uk
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
External consultancy in support of US marketing strategy development
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79340000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The International Student Diversification Strategy Board identified that an external consultancy was required to support the University of Manchester in the development of its US marketing and student recruitment strategy.
This project requires a specialist external partner/consultancy with relevant Higher Education strategy development experience AND a presence and/or expertise based in both the UK and the USA.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
150 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
350 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The International Student Diversification Strategy Board identified that an external consultancy was required to support the University of Manchester in the development of its US marketing and student recruitment strategy.
This project requires a specialist external partner/consultancy with relevant Higher Education strategy development experience AND a presence and/or expertise based in both the UK and the USA.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
This project required a specialist external partner/consultancy with relevant Higher Education strategy development experience AND a presence and/or expertise based in both the UK and the USA.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-013019
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/05/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Prophet Brand Strategy Limited
Prophet Brand Strategy Limited
10 Bedford Street
London
WC2E 9HE
UK
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
URL: https://prophet.com/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 350 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice of England
London
WA2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/05/2023