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    ContractsStudent recruitment partnership with UCAS Media
    Awarded contract

    Student recruitment partnership with UCAS Media

    Awarded
    £793.9k
    Published 27 Aug 2026

    Two-year student recruitment partnership opportunity with UCAS Media, including advertising access, data analytics, consultancy, and strategic support services.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 27 Aug 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £793.9k
    Published 27 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £793,931
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • UM
      UCAS Media Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 months ago.

    27 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The University of Plymouth is seeking a two-year student recruitment partnership with UCAS to support enhanced student recruitment and applicant engagement. The partnership should provide access to UCAS advertising and media opportunities, applicant insight and benchmarking data, consultancy services, recruitment events, the Data Advantage Package, and EXACT subscription services. The successful partner will deliver strategic student recruitment support to improve market intelligence, increase applicant engagement, and strengthen the university's recruitment outcomes through integrated marketing and data-driven insights.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In professional services, UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. THEATRE ROYAL (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED1× · 50%
    2. UCAS Media Limited1× · 50%

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, PROMAR INTERNATIONAL, KPMG LLP — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06ed3d

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