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:
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:
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:
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
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
Coding
Commodity categories
| ID |
Title
|
Parent category
|
| 98000000 |
Other community, social and personal services |
Other Services |
| 80340000 |
Special education services |
Higher education services |
Delivery locations
| ID |
Description
|
|
There are no delivery locations for this notice.
|
Alert region restrictions
The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.
| ID |
Description
|
|
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.
|
About the buyer
- Main contact:
- N/a
- Admin contact:
- N/a
- Technical contact:
- N/a
- Other contact:
- N/a
Further information
|
Date
|
Details
|
|
No further information has been uploaded.
|