Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Non-Medical Personal Help Services
Notice Description
The Authority is seeking suppliers for the provision of individual support for students who have disclosed a disability or additional support need. The Authority is putting in place a Framework of suppliers over three (3) Lots, as detailed in the ITT.
Lot Information
All services excluding Communication Support Workers (CSW), British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters and Autism Spectrum Condition Support
One-to-one Learning Support for students who disclose a disability or additional support need. This is intended to enable students to achieve on their course by providing a range of support such as: reading; notetaking; prompting; study skills; support in practical classes for those students who have a physical disability. The services required are not limited to those listed as the support needs in question subject to ongoing development.
CSWs and BSL InterpretersCommunication Support Worker (Lot 2): To provide accurate interpretation for students using British Sign Language. To provide appropriate communication strategies to enable deaf students to integrate into their peer group and engage with their learning British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreter (Lot 2): To provide BSL Interpreting for students in and out with the classroom
Autism Spectrum Condition SupportAutism Spectrum Condition (ASC) Support (Lot 3): To support autistic students to stay focused and on task and develop learning strategies to reach their full potential
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d733
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051929-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
80000000 - Education and training services
80340000 - Special education services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £14,300,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Aug 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- s.carstairs@dundee.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1382386810
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DUNDEE
- Postcode
- DD1 4HN
- Post Town
- Dundee
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
- Delivery Location
- TLM71 Angus and Dundee City
-
- Local Authority
- Dundee City
- Electoral Ward
- West End
- Westminster Constituency
- Dundee Central
Further Information
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