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title: "The provision of a Personal Assistance Scheme"
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# The provision of a Personal Assistance Scheme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-personal-assistance-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-029feb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Birmingham City University: "The provision of a Personal Assistance Scheme". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Birmingham City University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-city-university-urn-133788)
- **Published Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 April 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Special education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-personal-assistance-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-029feb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029feb`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-personal-assistance-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-029feb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-personal-assistance-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-029feb#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** 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 ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 020966-2021-PS069-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **The University of Warwick**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121645`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 020966-2021-PS069-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 27/05/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020966-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-25T11:15:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:10:19.796Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029feb