Published date: 26 May 2020

Last edited date: 26 May 2020

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 30 June 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administrative educational services - 75121000

  • Higher education services - 80300000

  • Adult-education services at university level - 80430000

Location of contract

E16 2RD

Procurement reference

TEN2020-14

Published date

26 May 2020

Closing date

30 June 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

We are looking to collaborate with a partner in the China market by establishing a strategic partnership, initially for a period of up to 5 years.

The primary aim of the partnership is to rapidly increase the volume of Chinese students who will enrol onto Pre-Sessional English, Pathway, Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree programmes at UEL's 3 London campuses.

The partnership should be capable of allowing UEL to plug directly into a mature, multi-channel recruitment network developed or accessible by the chosen partner.

Our target is, within 3 - 5 years, to have an additional 750 - 1000 International students per year to our overall student community.

The services we are looking for are;
• Recruit students from mainland China into a range of pathways, under graduate & post graduate degree
programmes at UEL.
• Hit or exceed pre agreed annual student recruitment targets
• Undertake and fund all marketing and student recruitment activities on behalf of UEL in mainland China with
the support of UEL International Office or academic staff.
• Set up, manage and maintain in collaboration with UEL's marketing team, a China specific UEL website in
local language which must be hosted in China or Hong Kong
• Set up, manage and maintain in collaboration with UEL's marketing team China specific social media platforms
such as Weibo, Wechat etc.
• Provide access to, and manage on behalf of University of East London, an established and extensive
education agent network across China
• Provide access to, and manage on behalf of University of East London, an established and extensive network
of academic institutions in mainland China to facilitate the development of TNE opportunities and articulation
agreements.
• Manage student applications to be processed by the UEL admissions team
• Devise and implement student conversion strategies in cooperation with the UEL International Office Team.

More information

Additional text

If you would like to bid in the near future for this contract, please send a document that outlines your previous experience and success and how you think you could help up achieve our objectives.

If you require more information, please ask.

Both should be directed to c.philpott@uel.ac.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Philpott

Address

East Building, 4 University Way
LONDON
E162RD
England

Telephone

0208 223 2980

Email

c.philpott@uel.ac.uk