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Published 26 Mar 2021, 16:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The provision of a Personal Assistance Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Apr 2021awarded 28 May 2021
Awarded to University of Warwick

What is being bought

Published requirement description

BCU runs the Personal Assistance Scheme to assist disabled students and students with Specific Learning Difficulties, such as dyslexia, to study as independently as possible. The supplier shall support and provide the Services including the provision of Specialist and non-Specialist Support Workers to BCU.

  • Recurrence: 3 years, maximum 5 years

CPV: Special education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Birmingham City University (BCU) is seeking tenders from interested parties for the…AwardedRenewal

Birmingham City University (BCU) is seeking tenders from interested parties for the Personal Assistance Scheme

BCU runs the Personal Assistance Scheme to assist disabled students and students with Specific Learning Difficulties, such as dyslexia, to study as independently as possible. The supplier shall support and provide the Services including the provision of Specialist and non-Specialist Support Workers to BCU.

The Personal Assistance Scheme provides support to DSA-funded students, non DSA-funded students and disabled students funded from other sources, including apprentices.

The Personal Assistance Scheme ensures that students can receive the support they need with their studies, without having to recruit, train or pay their support workers – the Disability Support Team, provide the Services in collaboration with the supplier.

The contract will be for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend by two 1-year periods at the University’s sole discretion.

Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham
Extensions: The initial term is for three (3) years with the option to extend by two one-year periods at the sole discretion of the universityVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Refer to tender documentation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 3 years, maximum 5 years
First published
26 Mar 2021, 16:32 GMT
Last source update
25 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
PS069
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020966
Classification (CPV)
Special education services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029feb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As detailed in the tender documentation

Publisher note: BCU uses the Oracle P2P system To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=621223665 GO Reference: GO-2021825-PRO-18797392

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Apr 2021 → 25 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 May 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
University of Warwick£2,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham City University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Joseph Priestly Building, 6 Cardigan Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7BDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of Justice,Review body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The University of WarwickAwarded supplierRC000678 University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8UWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria