Official UK procurement notice
Choices College - Assistive technology to support students in placements 25/26
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionrenewal of Choices College - Assistive technology to support students in placements 25/26 provided by Assistiv CIC
Contract is required to ensure continued support provision for a 8 months, Choices College is scheduled to transition to a new host effective August 2026 to support its long-term development and sustainability.
Contact start date 29th October 2025
Contract singed date - 29th October 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2025, 10:45 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Nov 2025, 10:46 GMT
- Authority reference
C392673- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075534- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aa40Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Provision to equip students of choices college with technology supporting people with learning disabilities and autism to navigate daily challenges in workplace, interact with the space around them, and flow through tasks with confidence.
It is justified under Section 41 (1) (a) and paragraph 6 (b) of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that there are no reasonable alternatives for the provision of this service.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Nov 2025 → 2 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published337 days ago20 Nov 2025, 10:46 GMT
- Standstill ends324 days ago2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published8 Oct 2025, 10:45 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Nov 2025, 10:30 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published20 Nov 2025, 10:46 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistiv CICSME3 Dec 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 | £194,000same award published again · counted once | 29 Oct 2025standstill to 2 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
| Assistiv CICSME | £194,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Choices College - Assistive technology to support students in placements 25/26 · Assistiv CICSME
- Signed
- 29 Oct 2025
- Value
- £194,000
- Period
- 4 Dec 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Assistiv CICAwarded supplier
- Assistiv CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender