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Published 1 Oct 2026, 15:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Neurodiversity screening assessments for apprentices

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Charity / VCSE)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£918≈ £306 / year · £918 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Oct 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This is an Invitation to tender for 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.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an Invitation to tender for 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.

  • No preliminary market engagement: We planned to tender 8 different services in Lots. This wasn't sufficient so we have now decided to procure all services individually.

CPV: Health and social work services · Higher education services

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£918
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensionsValue: £918 exc. VAT · £918 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Contract shall commence on the date to be advised by the Authority in the Contract Award Document issued to the Contractor in due course (the "Commencement Date") and (subject to clauses 5.3 and 5.4 below) is intended to continue for an initial period of 3 years from the Commencement Date (the "Initial Term"). The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of 2 [two] occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion (each a "Renewal Period") at the Authority's sole discretion, by the Authority giving the Contractor not less than 1 (one) months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or the Renewal Period (as applicable).
80300000 Higher education services85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Community Benefits: 10%
  • Commercial: 20%
  • Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Commercial
  • Technical: Subcriteria Experience of delivering similar services within the Higher Education sector Capability and service delivery
  • Sustainability
  • Community Benefits
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Oct 2026, 15:31 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2026, 15:31 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Nov 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092963
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesHigher education services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ee3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

1 Oct 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published45 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 15:31 BST
  2. Clarification questions by24 days ago
    22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline17 days ago
    29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Today
    15 Nov 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 2 days
    17 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 46 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Oct 2026, 15:31 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender