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Published 21 Aug 2025, 13:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Non medical support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - limited competitionConcessionSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£144,000published award · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 21 Aug 2025
Awarded to Optimum Student Support Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Non medical helper (NMH) support for Degree Apprentice (DA) students to provide support required as advised in the Learning Needs

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Aug 2025, 13:59 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2025, 13:59 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050542
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058c29 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2025
  1. Contract award notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 13:59 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £144,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Optimum Student Support LtdSME22 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026£144,00021 Aug 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Optimum Student Support LtdAwarded supplier Montpellier House 47 Rodney Road, Cheltenham, South West, GL50 1HXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender