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title: "Framework for Provision of Individual Support for Students Who Have Disclosed a Disability / Additional Support Need"
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# Framework for Provision of Individual Support for Students Who Have Disclosed a Disability / Additional Support Need

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-provision-of-individual-support-for-students-who-have-disclosed-a-disability-ocds-h6vhtk-03add5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Edinburgh College: "Framework for Provision of Individual Support for Students Who Have Disclosed a Disability / Additional Support Need". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £5,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Edinburgh College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/edinburgh-college-GB-FTS-11747)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 April 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Education and training services, Special education services, Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- **Delivery Location:** UKM7, UKM71, UKM73, UKM75, UKM78
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-provision-of-individual-support-for-students-who-have-disclosed-a-disability-ocds-h6vhtk-03add5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03add5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-provision-of-individual-support-for-students-who-have-disclosed-a-disability-ocds-h6vhtk-03add5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-provision-of-individual-support-for-students-who-have-disclosed-a-disability-ocds-h6vhtk-03add5#participate

## Description
1.1	The Authority is seeking Contractors for the provision of individual support for students who disclosed a disability or additional support need.  The Authority is putting in place a Framework of suppliers over four Lots, as detailed in the ITT.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: All services excluding Communication Support Workers (CSW), British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters and Autism Spectrum Condition Support
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79620000, 80000000, 80340000, 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** One-to-one Learning Support for students who disclose a disability or additional support need. This is intended to enable students to achieve on their course by providing a range of support such as: reading; notetaking; prompting; study skills; suppo...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: CSWs and BSL Interpreters
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79620000, 80000000, 80340000, 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Communication Support Worker (Lot 2): To provide accurate interpretation for students using British Sign Language. To provide appropriate communication strategies to enable deaf students to integrate into their peer group and engage with their learni...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Autism Spectrum Condition Support
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79620000, 80000000, 80340000, 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) Support (Lot 3): To support autistic students to stay focussed and on task and develop learning strategies to reach their full potential

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Further Education - Needs Assessors
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79620000, 80000000, 80340000, 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Further Education Learning Needs Assessors (Lot 4): When a student applications disclose a disability, learning difference or additional support need they are told to gather evidence (such as GP letter or Educational Psychologist report). Once this e...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** All services excluding Communication Support Workers (CSW), British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters and Autism Spectrum Condition Support (active)
  - Award id: `022302-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Clear Links Support Ltd, Home Tuition Scotland Ltd., Randstad (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-23815`, `GB-FTS-88781`, `GB-FTS-88782`, `GB-FTS-88783`
  - Value: £3,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** CSWs and BSL Interpreters (active)
  - Award id: `022302-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Deaf Action, Randstad**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185330`, `GB-FTS-88782`
  - Value: £900,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Autism Spectrum Condition Support (active)
  - Award id: `022302-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Autism Initiatives, Home Tuition Scotland Ltd., Theorise Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170370`, `GB-FTS-88781`, `GB-FTS-88783`
  - Value: £900,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Further Education - Needs Assessors (active)
  - Award id: `022302-2023-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Clear Links Support Ltd, Home Tuition Scotland Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-23815`, `GB-FTS-88781`
  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** All services excluding Communication Support Workers (CSW), British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters and Autism Spectrum Condition Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,000,000
  - Signed Date: 15/05/2023

- **Contract:** CSWs and BSL Interpreters (active)
  - Signed Value: £900,000
  - Signed Date: 15/05/2023

- **Contract:** Autism Spectrum Condition Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £900,000
  - Signed Date: 15/05/2023

- **Contract:** Further Education - Needs Assessors (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 15/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022302-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-01T10:55:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:05:50.987Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03add5