Operation of an educational centre

Tender description

The University seeks a supplier to recruit appropriately qualified students from a diversity of countries and to deliver high quality programmes and student support services which will result in strong progression rates to meet the University's ambitious targets for international student recruitment through this channel. The University has ambitious plans for growth in both home and international student numbers, and the University of Leicester Global Study (GSC) will play a significant part in delivering new international student numbers. The contract for the provision of a similar service (the International Study Centre) comes to an end in August 2019 and this procurement is to appoint a provider of foundation year programmes (for international students who do not meet direct entry requirements for the University’s undergraduate degree programmes), the International Year 1 (IY1) programme, and in future years a pre-masters programme. Tenderers will be expected to demonstrate, given competitive market conditions, that they have the marketing experience, extensive outreach and agent networks to reach the global market for pathway programmes and recruit appropriately-qualified students from a diversity of source countries, and the capacity to deliver high-quality programmes and student support services which will result in strong progression rates which will meet the University’s ambitious targets for international student recruitment through this channel. Tendering organisations will also be expected to address the issue of managing similar relationships with other UK and overseas universities and their capacity and strategies to manage competing demands from their portfolio of partner universities. The University seeks proposals and projections for recruitment targets of 2 000 students by 2028 across the programme portfolio offered, with minimum progression rates to University Bachelor’s degree programmes in the region of 95 %. To support the successful tenderer in achieving recruitment targets, the University will provide support, the level of which is to be agreed, in the area of marketing and recruitment planning and activity, including in-country support in selected target markets, as well as incentives linked to recruitment/progression performance. Contract period: The successful tenderer will be expected to recruit and support a first intake to the designated programmes in September 2019. The initial agreement will be for a period of 5 years, renewable after a satisfactory performance review in September 2021 for a further period of up to 5 years.