AwardedAwarded 29 October 2026

24 052 International Student Recruitment Marketing and Conversion

London South Bank University · Education

In brief

London South Bank University awarded marketing and recruitment work to Uni-Quest Ltd on 29 October 2026.

The notice gives a value of £3,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2026.

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What the notice says

The provision of an end-to-end international student recruitment, marketing and conversion service for London South Bank University (LSBU) under a 3 year contract with +1 +1 optional extensions. The services will include targeted international marketing campaigns, white labelled in-country recruitment and representation, agent network development and management, white labelled admissions and application processing and enquiry management to support prospective students throughout the recruitment journey. The appointed provider will drive sustainable international student growth, increase conversion and enrolment rates, strengthen LSBU's presence across target international markets, and…Read the full description
The provision of an end-to-end international student recruitment, marketing and conversion service for London South Bank University (LSBU) under a 3 year contract with +1 +1 optional extensions. The services will include targeted international marketing campaigns, white labelled in-country recruitment and representation, agent network development and management, white labelled admissions and application processing and enquiry management to support prospective students throughout the recruitment journey. The appointed provider will drive sustainable international student growth, increase conversion and enrolment rates, strengthen LSBU's presence across target international markets, and support the University's wider international recruitment strategy. The services will be delivered through dedicated and experienced international resource, combining individual market-based in-country representatives with centralised marketing, admissions and conversion support. The provider will deliver a coordinated, end to end service, working in close partnership and steer from the University, including utilising its existing systems and processes for components of the journey. Services will be supplied with a mixture of face to face and online engagement. The estimated value of the contract over 5 years is £3,865,959.00 excluding VAT. There are fixed fees i.e. systems, resourcing and administration fees and Marketing services and success fees/commission type fees - these are variable and subject to fluctuate up or down

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Uni-Quest Ltd (SME)
7 bids received
£3,865,959
Awarded 29 October 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 056358-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 103243-2026

Last time this was bought

NT1542 -24 052 International Student Recruitment Marketing and Conversion

Awarded
1 October 2025
Value
£1,680,000

Matched on London South Bank University, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

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From notice 056358-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 June 2026, last updated 30 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 30 October 2026.