Official UK procurement notice
T24/0069 - Combined provision of Non-Medical Helpers and Support worker services
Authority: University of Northumbria at Newcastle (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Agreement relates to the provision of high-quality, tailored Non-Medical Helper (NMH) and Support Worker services to disabled students at Northumbria University, in line with the latest (July 2024) NMH Guidance issued by Student Finance England (SFE) and the Department for Education (DfE). The scope includes services across Bands 1–4 of the NMH Services Reference Manual, as well as Band 1 and 2 Support Worker services. The appointed provider will be responsible for the recruitment, training, and deployment of appropriately qualified support workers, the delivery of support in line with DSA and ESFA regulations, and the effective administration and quality assurance of the service as outlined in Schedule 1 of the contract.
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CPV: Adult-education services at university level · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£600,000
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 (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Pricing: Long criteria description
- Quality: Long criteria description
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 4 Apr 2025, 15:46 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Apr 2025, 15:46 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013188- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd95Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
4 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published4 Apr 2025, 15:46 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published4 Apr 2025, 15:46 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender