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EDI Interim Specialist

University Of The West Of England

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22 Sep 2026 at 10:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of the West of England commissioned an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) interim specialist service. The work centres on delivering a revised Equality Impact Assessment process, supporting the university’s approach to assessing how its activities affect different groups and addressing equality considerations. It is a professional consultancy service within human resources management consultancy. The buyer is the University of the West of England, based at its Frenchay Campus in Bristol. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The requirement was organised as a single lot and focused on specialist interim EDI support rather than goods, construction or a broad general consultancy programme.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. NB NOTED LTD was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 5 August 2026 and has an active contract period from 6 September 2026 to 7 September 2026. Its value is £45,000 excluding VAT, or £54,000 including VAT. The requirement was for delivery between July 2026 and January 2027, with the stated deliverable being a revised Equality Impact Assessment process. The award covered the single lot, and the tender is recorded as complete. The procurement used the legal basis of the Procurement Act 2023.

This award shows demand from the University of the West of England for specialist EDI interim support linked to Equality Impact Assessment processes. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise in equality, diversity and inclusion, together with the ability to review and redesign an organisational EIA process and turn it into a practical deliverable. Relevant experience in higher education or another complex public-sector organisation would help demonstrate an understanding of varied stakeholders, institutional decision-making and equality duties. The requirement was fulfilled by an SME providing human resources management consultancy, indicating that a focused specialist consultancy can meet this type of need without being a large generalist provider. Suppliers should be able to provide senior interim capability and clear, usable process outputs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EDI Interim Specialist

Notice Description

EDI Interim Specialist - Delivery between July and January 2027. Deliverable 1: Revised Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) Process

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07772d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089489-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£45,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Sep 2026 - 7 Sep 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Of The West Of England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1QY
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NB NOTED LTD

Further Information

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