MMU1040

Description

This Early Engagement notice includes a Preliminary Information Memorandum document, relating to a proposed tender process for the development, management and running of an Embedded International Study Centre ("EISC") at the University's campus on Oxford Road in Manchester. In advance of the launch of the tender process, the University wishes to conduct a market consultation exercise with parties interested in participating in the tender. The purpose of the market consultation exercise is to give the University an opportunity to consult with interested parties on various aspects of the proposed EISC, in advance of the notice and tender documents being issued. The market consultation exercise is not a procurement or a call for competition and no tenders are sought at this stage. It is currently anticipated that the tender process will be launched in Autumn 2022 with the publication of a notice on the Find a Tender Service. The Opportunity: The University's vision is to partner with a third party to create a fully embedded, self-contained, dedicated EISC on campus which provides pathway (feeder) programmes for international students progressing onto Manchester Metropolitan University degree courses. This would support the University's ambition to significantly increase the number of international students enrolled at the University. To achieve the vision, it is envisaged that the EISC will: • be established in partnership with a private provider/partner; • be managed by the University and the Partner; • be physically embedded on the University's campus; and • be established such that the EISC students will have appropriate rights and access to the University's facilities (e.g., library, laboratories, studios, classrooms and accommodation) as appropriate. It is envisaged that the EISC will initially be based in either existing University facilities or in leased space close to the campus, with the intention that purpose-built facilities for the EISC will be constructed on campus after a few years of operation. The purpose of this market consultation is to gauge the level of market interest in the Opportunity and to give the University an opportunity to engage with interested economic operators on various aspects of the proposed opportunity in advance of the tender process. Further information is provided in a Prior Information Memorandum which is available via our e-tender portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/mmu/aspx/Home