The following preferred bidders were selected:
- Gateway into the higher education system (Lot 1): the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
- Verification of a provider’s approach to its own review processes (Lot 2): the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
- Support for governing bodies (Lot 3): the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
- Unsatisfactory quality investigations (Lot 4): the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
- Degree standards (Lot 5): the Higher Education Academy
- International activities (Lot 6): the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.