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PS127 - Personal Assistance Scheme

  • First published: 08 July 2026
  • Last modified: 08 July 2026
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-066300
Published by:
Birmingham City University
Authority ID:
AA20704
Publication date:
08 July 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
UK6
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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. The Personal Assistance Scheme provides support to DSA-funded students, non-DSA-funded students and disabled students funded from other sources, including apprentice learners and research council-funded postgraduate students. The Personal Assistance Scheme ensures that students can receive the support they need with their studies, without having to recruit, train or pay their support workers - the Student Inclusion Team, provide the Services in collaboration with the supplier.Any specialist support provided is determined by a student's DSA needs assessment or an assessment carried out by BCU's Student Inclusion Team, and is available term-time only, when BCU is open for teaching unless otherwise stated. Support workers may be recommended to assist students with some of the following activities:•Dyslexia support / study skills tuition•Sighted guiding •English Language Support•Mentoring

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

PS127

Procurement 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.

The Personal Assistance Scheme provides support to DSA-funded students, non-DSA-funded students and disabled students funded from other sources, including apprentice learners and research council-funded postgraduate students.

The Personal Assistance Scheme ensures that students can receive the support they need with their studies, without having to recruit, train or pay their support workers - the Student Inclusion Team, provide the Services in collaboration with the supplier.

Any specialist support provided is determined by a student's DSA needs assessment or an assessment carried out by BCU's Student Inclusion Team, and is available term-time only, when BCU is open for teaching unless otherwise stated. Support workers may be recommended to assist students with some of the following activities:

•Dyslexia support / study skills tuition

•Sighted guiding

•English Language Support

•Mentoring

Contracting authority

Birmingham City University

Identification register:

  • GB-UKPRN
  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Joseph Priestley Building

Town/City: Birmingham

Postcode: B47BD

Country: United Kingdom

Website: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/

UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10007140

NUTS code: UKG31

Email: Procurement@bcu.ac.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Supplier

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Identification register:

  • GB-COH
  • GB-PPON

Address 1: University House, Kirby Corner Road

Town/City: Coventry

Postcode: CV4 8UW

Country: United Kingdom

Website: https://warwick.ac.uk/

Companies House: RC000678

NUTS code: UKG33

Email: researchops@warwick.ac.uk

Type:

  • SME

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract

1

Status: Pending

Related lots

1

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

24 July 2026, 23:59PM

Value

4697367.44 GBP Excluding VAT

4697367.44 GBP Including VAT

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80340000 - Special education services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Delivery regions

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

01 August 2026, 00:00AM to 31 July 2030, 23:59PM

Suppliers

  • GB-COH-RC000678

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
98000000 Other community, social and personal services Other Services
80340000 Special education services Higher education services

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