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Buyer: University of Salford →

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BuyerUniversity of Salford
StatusOpen
Deadline15 Sept 2026
Value£2,730,996
Published12 Aug 2026

What is being bought

This is an Invitation to tender for the provision of several support services for The University of Salford Students as outlined in the following lots: • Lot 1: Educational Psychology assessments to identify specific learning difficulties. Provision of Educational Psychology assessments to identify and diagnose Specific Learning Difficulties (including dyslexia) for students in a higher education setting, using an evidence based approach (which may include observation, standardised testing and interviews) to identify strengths and support needs. • Lot 2: Band 1 and 2 non-medical helper support. Band 1 and 2 support workers assist students with additional needs and disabilities to access and engage with their studies. Support is typically delivered in taught sessions and may include notetaking, practical assistance and support with anxiety management, as appropriate. • Lot 3: Band 4 non-medical helper support, Specialist Study Skills, and Specialist Mentor support. One-to-one support delivered outside taught sessions to help students with additional needs to navigate their academic journey. Specialist mentors support students to develop strategies that promote independence and wellbeing, while specialist study skills tutors help students meet course requirements and build academic confidence. • Lot 4: Bands 3- 4 non-medical helper support, Specialist D/deaf support. In-class and out-of-class specialist support to enable d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing students to access and engage with their studies. This may include specialist notetaking, British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation and other specialist support professionals to facilitate communication. • Lot 5: Bands 1- 4 non-medical helper support, Specialist VI Support for visually impaired students. In-class and out-of-class specialist support to enable visually impaired students to access and engage with their studies. This may include sighted guide support, mobility training and other Specialist Support Professionals to support orientation and navigation. • Lot 6: Band 4 non-medical helper support, Specialist Study Skills and Specialist mentor support for apprentices One-to-one support delivered outside taught sessions to help apprentices with additional needs to navigate their academic journey, workplace learning and wider apprenticeship requirements. Specialist mentors support apprentices to develop strategies that promote independence and wellbeing, while specialist study skills tutors help apprentices meet course requirements and build academic confidence across academic and workplace settings. • Lot 7: Neurodiversity screening assessments for apprentices Neurodiversity screening assessments for apprentices to identify indicators of neurodivergence, including specific learning difficulties and differences in attention, processing and communication, across academic and workplace settings. Assessments should identify strengths, barriers and support needs to inform reasonable adjustments, support planning and, where appropriate, liaison with relevant University and employer contacts. • Lot 8: Needs assessments for apprenticeship students Needs assessments for apprenticeship students to identify disability-related support requirements, barriers to participation and adjustments required to support engagement with learning, workplace activity and assessment. Assessments should provide clear recommendations to inform support planning, reasonable adjustments and specialist support across academic and workplace elements of the apprenticeship, including off-the-job training, on-programme learning and end-point assessment, as appropriate. Please access the full tender information via the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home.

Delivery location

UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB · UKD3, GB

Categories

Higher education services 80300000Health and social work services 85000000

Lot details

Lot 1: Educational Psychology assessments to identify specific learning difficulties.

Provision of Educational Psychology assessments to identify and diagnose Specific Learning Difficulties (including dyslexia) for students in a higher education setting, using an evidence based approach (which may include observation, standardised testing and interviews) to identify strengths and support needs.

Statusactive
Value£548,886
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial (20%)
Technical (60%)
Sustainability (10%)
Community Benefits (10%)

Lot 2: Band 1 and 2 non-medical helper support.

Band 1 and 2 support workers assist students with additional needs and disabilities to access and engage with their studies. Support is typically delivered in taught sessions and may include notetaking, practical assistance and support with anxiety management, as appropriate.

Statusactive
Value£999,234
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial (20%)
Technical (60%)
Sustainability (10%)
Community Benefits (10%)

Lot 3: Band 4 non-medical helper support, Specialist Study Skills, and Specialist Mentor support.

One-to-one support delivered outside taught sessions to help students with additional needs to navigate their academic journey. Specialist mentors support students to develop strategies that promote independence and wellbeing, while specialist study skills tutors help students meet course requirements and build academic confidence.

Statusactive
Value£108,900
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial (20%)
Technical (60%)
Sustainability (10%)
Community Benefits (10%)

Lot 4: Bands 3- 4 non-medical helper support, Specialist D/deaf support.

In-class and out-of-class specialist support to enable d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing students to access and engage with their studies. This may include specialist notetaking, British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation and other specialist support professionals to facilitate communication.

Statusactive
Value£386,658
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial (20%)
Technical (60%)
Sustainability (10%)
Community Benefits (10%)

Lot 5: Bands 1- 4 non-medical helper support, Specialist VI Support for visually impaired students.

In-class and out-of-class specialist support to enable visually impaired students to access and engage with their studies. This may include sighted guide support, mobility training and other Specialist Support Professionals to support orientation and navigation. No price data available.

Statusactive
Value£0
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial (20%)
Technical (60%)
Sustainability (10%)
Community Benefits (10%)

Lot 6: Band 4 non-medical helper support, Specialist Study Skills and Specialist mentor support for apprentices

One-to-one support delivered outside taught sessions to help apprentices with additional needs to navigate their academic journey, workplace learning and wider apprenticeship requirements. Specialist mentors support apprentices to develop strategies that promote independence and wellbeing, while specialist study skills tutors help apprentices meet course requirements and build academic confidence across academic and workplace settings.

Statusactive
Value£558,570
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial (20%)
Technical (60%)
Sustainability (10%)
Community Benefits (10%)

Lot 7: Neurodiversity screening assessments for apprentices

Neurodiversity screening assessments for apprentices to identify indicators of neurodivergence, including specific learning difficulties and differences in attention, processing and communication, across academic and workplace settings. Assessments should identify strengths, barriers and support needs to inform reasonable adjustments, support planning and, where appropriate, liaison with relevant University and employer contacts.

Statusactive
Value£918
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial (20%)
Technical (60%)
Sustainability (10%)
Community Benefits (10%)

Lot 8: Needs assessments for apprenticeship students

Needs assessments for apprenticeship students to identify disability-related support requirements, barriers to participation and adjustments required to support engagement with learning, workplace activity and assessment. Assessments should provide clear recommendations to inform support planning, reasonable adjustments and specialist support across academic and workplace elements of the apprenticeship, including off-the-job training, on-programme learning and end-point assessment, as appropriate.

Statusactive
Value£127,830
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial (20%)
Technical (60%)
Sustainability (10%)
Community Benefits (10%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Higher education services, Health and social work servicesNot published
2Higher education services, Health and social work servicesNot published
3Higher education services, Health and social work servicesNot published
4Higher education services, Health and social work servicesNot published
5Higher education services, Health and social work servicesNot published
6Higher education services, Health and social work servicesNot published
7Higher education services, Health and social work servicesNot published
8Higher education services, Health and social work servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 80. The category anchor is Higher education services (80300000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 801,5873 median · 63.9 average (339 of 1,587 with a bid count)4.5 average (363 of 1,587 with named award suppliers)1 comparable price pairs
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD3168.5 median · 8.5 average (2 of 16 with a bid count)3.5 average (2 of 16 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)15321 median · 16.7 average (3 of 153 with a bid count)12.3 average (3 of 153 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0547db
Latest release ID076901-2026
Latest release timestampWed Aug 12 2026 14:32:51 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076901-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-15T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-01T12:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-10-30T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailsPlease access the full tender information using the link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home.
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£2,730,996
Tender lots in source8
Tender items in source8
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
12 Aug 2026tenderUpdate076901-2026
22 Jul 2026tender069064-2026
12 Jun 2025planning032011-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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12 Aug 2026 · 076901-2026 · tenderUpdate
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22 Jul 2026 · 069064-2026 · tender
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12 Jun 2025 · 032011-2025 · planning
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