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Student Recruitment Services in Sub Saharan Africa

Awarded to Grok Global Services Inc

LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY(buyer)

Published
Published 24 March 2025
Deadline
Closed 6 June 2025

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Overview

London Metropolitan University procured student recruitment services for Sub-Saharan Africa, including management of enquiries, applications, offers, and acceptances, along with oversight of the university's agent network in the region. The contract was awarded to Grok Global Services Inc for £350,000 in September 2025 and is now in delivery.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£375,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
24 March 2025
Questions by
26 May 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£350,000
Award date
2 September 2025
Contract period
1 December 2025 → 30 November 2028
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
30 November 2030
Against estimate
7% below
Bids received
7
Winner
  • Grok Global Services Inc

This contract ends on 30 November 2028, or 30 November 2030 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

Grok Global Services Inc

Based in
New York
Public contracts won
8
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

7

2 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 45% · Quality 55%

  • Price45%
  • Quality50%
  • Community Benefits5%

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Market context

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£73,970

Median of 18,950 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 4.7× the median.

LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY in the last 12 months

35

contracts awarded, worth £289,716,287 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    28 November 2025

  2. Contract

    3 September 2025

  3. Contract Notice

    28 April 2025

  4. Prior Information Notice

    24 March 2025

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