Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Specialist One to One Study Skills Support
Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNottingham Trent University is seeking Tenders from Suppliers who are capable of providing high-quality services including, Specialist Study Skills Support for students with Specific Learning Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Specialist Mentoring Support for students with Mental Health Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Conditions. The University is also interested in seeking tender submissions from Suppliers capable of providing 1-1 training for students on assistive technology software and hardware.
Due to the ever-changing nature of the work environment and external driving factors, the University needs to increase access to this service provision for students with different sources of funding including those on funded apprenticeships, those in receipt of the Disabled Students Allowance (normally those completing PhDs) and international students.
The appointed Suppliers to the Framework Agreement shall ensure that staff providing the 1-1 services are meet the requirements of the Disabled Students Allowance Non-Medical Helper Mandatory Qualifications Criteria.
CPV: Coaching services · Education and training services · Specialist training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 10 bids received (3.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 14 Sept 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 13 Sept 2034
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- No fee.
Published description of the framework
Open Framework Procedure
The University is setting up an Open Framework, which is a series of successive frameworks as defined by the Act. This is the framework 1 of the scheme.
There are a maximum of two frameworks under this open framework.
This competition is for the award of framework one in the scheme of frameworks.
Framework one will have a contract period of 36 months.
Framework two will have a contract period of 60 months.
The open framework will last 8 years in total.
Any subsequent extension to the Framework will be agreed between NTU and the appointed Suppliers. It is likely that NTU will seek the Supplier/s to demonstrate improvements to the services and/or price reductions before considering an extension. For any extension(s) to the Framework, discussions with Supplier(s) to arrive at an agreed position shall be conducted sufficiently far in advance of the expiry date.
Please see tender document for further details on the open framework agreement.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£480,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Technical Capability: 35%
- Service Delivery: 35%
- Account Management: 5%
- Commercial Offer: 20%
- NTU Strategic Commitments (Sustainability): 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Technical Capability
- Service Delivery
- Account Management
- NTU Strategic Commitments (Sustainability)
- Commercial Offer
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Specialist One to One Study Skills Support” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 May 2026, 07:59 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 14:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
NTU/26/2970/DS- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050561- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a83fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · No fee.
Timeline
29 May 2026 → 14 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published147 days ago29 May 2026, 07:59 BST
- Clarification questions by116 days ago29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends114 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by69 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent63 days ago21 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 14:11 BST
- Standstill ends50 days ago2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts39 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2026- Tender notice published29 May 2026, 07:59 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 14:11 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2026, 14:11 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bennett, Randstad Solutions Limited, The Learning Support Centre1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2034Extensions: The University is setting up an Open Framework, which is a series of successive frameworks as defined by the Act. This is the framework 1 of the scheme. There are a maximum of two frameworks under this open framework. This competition is for the award of framework one in the scheme of frameworks. Framework one will have a contract period of 36 months. Framework two will have a contract period of 60 months. The open framework will last 8 years in total. Any subsequent extension to the Framework will be agreed between NTU and the appointed Suppliers. It is likely that NTU will seek the Supplier/s to demonstrate improvements to the services and/or price reductions before considering an extension. For any extension(s) to the Framework, discussions with Supplier(s) to arrive at an agreed position shall be conducted sufficiently far in advance of the expiry date. | £400,000 | 21 Aug 2026standstill to 2 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 6 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Barry Bennett LimitedFramework contractor
- Learning Support Centre LtdFramework contractor
- Randstad Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender