Award

Student Online Study Support

QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY

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Award

29 Aug 2022 at 07:49

Award

01 Aug 2022 at 12:24

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the contract titled "Student Online Study Support" was conducted by Queen Margaret University in Musselburgh, United Kingdom. This services procurement was awarded to Studiosity, an SME, for the provision of education and training services related to academic writing. The procurement method was a negotiated procedure without prior publication, with a contract value of £260,000 signed on 15th July 2022.

This tender for online study support services provides opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs experienced in offering academic support services. As the contract covers education and training services in the field of academic writing, businesses with expertise in delivering online formative feedback and core study skills support to students may find this tender suitable for growth opportunities. Interested companies should consider the specific requirements outlined by Queen Margaret University and their unique approach to peer-to-peer mentoring within the contract scope.

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Notice Title

Student Online Study Support

Notice Description

Studiosity offers a unique service in providing individual, non-subject-specific formative feedback on academic writing from trained academic writing specialists, both live and asynchronously, with their feedback located in the specific context of the academic approach and support of the University.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Studiosity offers a unique service in providing individual, non-subject-specific formative feedback on academic writing from trained academic writing specialists, both live and asynchronously, with their feedback located in the specific context of the academic approach and support of the University.

Procurement Information

Studiosity offers a unique service in providing individual, non-subject-specific formative feedback on academic writing from trained academic writing specialists, both live and asynchronously, with their feedback located in the specific context of the academic approach and support of the University. For pedagogic reasons, we require a provider that only offers core study skills support, not subject specific support, and who could support online peer-to-peer mentoring in the future, on the same platform as the existing online study support. Studiosity are unique in fulfilling this set of requirements in a single package.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0357d6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024069-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£260,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Jul 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
kmurray1@qmu.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1314740000

Buyer Location

Locality
MUSSELBURGH
Postcode
EH21 6UU
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
Delivery Location
TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian

Local Authority
East Lothian
Electoral Ward
Musselburgh
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STUDIOSITY

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