Closed tender

24 052 International Student Recruitment Marketing and Conversion

Details

Value
£3,000,000
Topic
Marketing services
Published
15 June 2026
Submission
24 July 2026

Tender description

London South Bank University (LSBU) is looking to appoint a single end-to-end service provider with a proactive, professional and highly compliant approach to international student recruitment, to drive growth across all stages of the recruitment funnel. The provider will be responsible for delivering high-impact in-country activity, including awareness raising, demand generation, conversion activities and agent/market engagements. The provider will drive conversion all stages of the journey through personalised and targeted interventions, enquiry management, as well as providing expert in-country representatives, admissions, and marketing support between initial enquiry to successful enrolment. The appointed supplier must be agile and bold - capable of rapidly scaling and responding to opportunities in market with strong physical presence to support LSBU's institutional strategy.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published15 June 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date24 July 2026

About the buyer

London South Bank University is a higher education institution that runs its own dedicated Corporate Procurement Unit. The unit sets the standards for how the university manages relationships with its many suppliers. That same team also leads the decision-making on selecting all of the university's larger contract tenders. Procurement sits within the wider finance department, alongside fees, payroll and financial reporting. Group Chief Financial Officer Simon Cruickshank leads that finance function from the university's Southwark campus base. The university has provided professionally accredited, vocational education from its Borough Road site in Southwark since 1892.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of London South Bank University's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79342000 · Marketing services
  • 79600000 · Recruitment services
  • 98910000 · Services specific to international organisations and bodies

AI insights

  • Is there a preferred supplier?
  • What are the buyers pain points?
  • What has the buyer previously procured?
  • What are the key requirements?
Sign-up to enrich

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Contact nameJob titlePhone numberWork email
Head of Procurement+44 •••• ••••••
Commercial Director+44 •••• ••••••
Procurement Manager+44 •••• ••••••
Category Lead+44 •••• ••••••
Senior Buyer+44 •••• ••••••
Contracts Manager+44 •••• ••••••

64 similar open tenders

See more open tenders related to 24 052 International Student Recruitment Marketing and Conversion.

Explore all open tenders

Related buyers

Buyers similar to London South Bank University.

View all buyers

Win more public sector contracts

Track every UK and Ireland tender in one place — set up alerts, find decision-makers, and never miss an opportunity.