Published date: 15 June 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 July 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis - 70300000

  • Residential property services - 70331000

  • Institution management services - 70331100

    • Web search engine providers - 72414000

Location of contract

SR1 3SD

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

UOS/Accommodation Search Engine/0621

Published date

15 June 2021

Closing date

2 July 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

2 August 2021

Contract end date

1 August 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The University is looking to partner with a dedicated student accommodation search engine supplier to help new and continuing students based at our Sunderland and London campuses seamlessly find, view, book and pay for accommodation in the private sector.

The search engine will advertise purpose built student accommodation properties in both Sunderland and London, and will be accessed via an integrated link from the University's website.
The search engine will have a global presence to allow international students to book accommodation before arriving in the UK.

The University will hold no responsibility / liability for the private accommodation providers advertised via the search engine and will seek assurances from the supplier that all the relevant H&S compliance requirements for each accommodation advertised on the site are in place.

The search engine will be provided at no cost to the University. In addition students will not incur additional booking charges by using the site.

Demand for private rented student accommodation in Sunderland was just under 1400 students (27% of students) as at the end of October 2020.
Demand for private rented student accommodation in London is estimated at 550 students (13% of students).

More information

Links

Additional text

Via University of Sunderland In-Tend portal.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Phil Beardmore

Address

City Campus
Chester Road
Sunderland
SR1 3SD
United Kingdom

Telephone

0191 515 2146

Email

philip.beardmore@sunderland.ac.uk

Website

http://services.sunderland.ac.uk/finance/sections/procurement/