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Published 29 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bury College - Student Assistance Programme - ITT

Official notice

Authority: Bury College (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£180,000≈ £60k / year · £216,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 4 Jan 2029 · up to 4 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bury College tender for the provision of Student Assistance Programme from 05/01/2026 to 04/01/2029 (with optional 2 x 12 months extensions)

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 4 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £180,000 exc. VAT · £216,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Added Value: 5%
  • Service Delivery: 30%
  • Service Provision: 30%
  • Contract Price: 35%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Contract Price
  • Added Value
  • Service Delivery
  • Service Provision
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST
Authority reference
CA16477
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060527
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a414 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

29 Sept 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published392 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST
  2. Clarification questions by370 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline360 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts294 days ago
    5 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bury College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PMYZ-1885-NHRH Market Street , Manchester , North West, BL9 0BGContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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