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Postgraduate Student Virtual Internships

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: ASTON UNIVERSITY

Buyer Address: Aston Triangle, Birmingham, UKG31, B47ET, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Matthew Bowcott

Contact Email: m.bowcott@aston.ac.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
410500.0 GBP
Published
24 Jun 2025, 14:26
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79610000 - Placement services of personnel
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Virtual Internship Partners Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The aim of the internship is to offer postgraduate students the opportunity to experience working with real companies in a field related to their career aspirations. We are now expanding the scope of activity due to unforeseen reasons relating to demand for the scheme. Please note the indicated value is based on an annual estimate of circa £410,500; this will be revisited in September 2025.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: See Short Description (above). Additional information: This notice relates to a previous notice (2022/S 000-022739) published in 2022.

Lot 1 Has Options: No

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