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Provision of Specialist One to One Study Skills Support

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Aug 2026 at 14:11

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

29 May 2026 at 07:59

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham Trent University is procuring specialist one-to-one study support services for its students. The requirement covers study-skills support for students with specific learning difficulties and autistic spectrum conditions, specialist mentoring for students with mental health difficulties and autistic spectrum conditions, and one-to-one training in assistive-technology software and hardware. Services are intended for students funded through different routes, including apprenticeships, Disabled Students’ Allowance and international study. The work is an education, coaching and specialist training service, classified under CPV codes 79998000, 80000000 and 80510000. Delivery is in Nottingham. Suppliers must provide staff who meet the Disabled Students’ Allowance non-medical helper mandatory qualification requirements. Nottingham Trent University is the buying organisation.

The procurement has been awarded through an open procedure and is complete. It is a single-lot open framework with a maximum of three participants, allowing awards with or without reopening competition. Barry Bennett Limited, Learning Support Centre Ltd and Randstad Solutions Limited were selected. The awarded value is £400,000 excluding VAT and £480,000 including VAT. The award date is 21 August 2026, with the standstill period ending on 2 September 2026. The awarded contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with a possible maximum extent to 30 September 2034. The framework lot was evaluated on technical capability (35%), service delivery (35%), commercial offer (20%), account management (5%) and sustainability commitments (5%). Ten bids were received, including six from SMEs and one from a VCSE.

This award demonstrates established demand at Nottingham Trent University for specialist disability-related study support delivered one to one. Suppliers seeking to compete for a future requirement would need qualified practitioners able to support specific learning difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties, alongside staff capable of training students to use assistive technology. Compliance with the Disabled Students’ Allowance non-medical helper mandatory qualifications is central. Credible providers should also be able to serve students funded through apprenticeships, Disabled Students’ Allowance and international study, and manage varied service users effectively. The evaluation shows that technical capability and service delivery carry most weight, while account management, sustainability and commercial value also affect selection. The framework attracted large suppliers and an SME, indicating scope for both established organisations and suitably capable smaller providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Specialist One to One Study Skills Support

Notice Description

Nottingham Trent University is seeking Tenders from Suppliers who are capable of providing high-quality services including, Specialist Study Skills Support for students with Specific Learning Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Specialist Mentoring Support for students with Mental Health Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Conditions. The University is also interested in seeking tender submissions from Suppliers capable of providing 1-1 training for students on assistive technology software and hardware. Due to the ever-changing nature of the work environment and external driving factors, the University needs to increase access to this service provision for students with different sources of funding including those on funded apprenticeships, those in receipt of the Disabled Students Allowance (normally those completing PhDs) and international students. The appointed Suppliers to the Framework Agreement shall ensure that staff providing the 1-1 services are meet the requirements of the Disabled Students Allowance Non-Medical Helper Mandatory Qualifications Criteria.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The University is setting up an Open Framework, which is a series of successive frameworks as defined by the Act. This is the framework 1 of the scheme. There are a maximum of two frameworks under this open framework. This competition is for the award of framework one in the scheme of frameworks. Framework one will have a contract period of 36 months. Framework two will have a contract period of 60 months. The open framework will last 8 years in total. Any subsequent extension to the Framework will be agreed between NTU and the appointed Suppliers. It is likely that NTU will seek the Supplier/s to demonstrate improvements to the services and/or price reductions before considering an extension. For any extension(s) to the Framework, discussions with Supplier(s) to arrive at an agreed position shall be conducted sufficiently far in advance of the expiry date.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a83f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079957-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

79998000 - Coaching services

80000000 - Education and training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£480,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£480,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG1 4FQ
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
TLF14 Nottingham
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
St. Ann's
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Barry Bennett Limited

The Learning Support Centre Ltd

Randstad Solutions Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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