Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of Ulster · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £187,307,000
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 045318-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Apr 2026
- Published18 May 2026Published 33 days after the contract date
Description
Ulster University wishes to enter into a contractual arrangement with an experienced third party provider to establish an embedded International Pathway College ("IPC") on its Belfast campus to deliver educational study programmes to international students to equip them with the skills/qualifications required to enrol on an undergraduate or postgraduate course at Ulster University. This presents an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced and innovative partner to enter into a contractual agreement with Ulster University to realise its ambitions for the IPC. The partner will be responsible for the operational running of the IPC, delivering programmes, promoting the college, recruitment of international students, administration of admissions and providing teaching services. The IPC will support the University's ambition to significantly increase the number of international students. To achieve this vision, it is envisaged that the IPC will be established in partnership with a pr…
About the supplier
Oxford International Education & Travel Limited: every public contract they have won.