Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED
Wulfruna Street
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV11LY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG - West Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
21-13 Student Support Services
Reference number
21-13
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
University is looking to establish agreements with suitable Contractor(s) who can provide Student Support Services to our students eligible for support via Disabled Students Allowance, ESFA funding, other funding bodies, or for support funded by the University of Wolverhampton. Students awarded DSA will possess a needs assessment that details what support, adjustments and equipment a student requires based on the assessor's determination of how their disability affects their individual ability to study and could place them at a disadvantage. Similarly the University may undertake an assessment of the support needs of a student not eligible for DSA and provide support funded by the University or other funding bodies the University is eligible to claim for. This is a Managed Service for use when the University does not have capacity within its Non-Medical Helper (NMH) team.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance
The University of Wolverhampton ('the University') is a Higher Education Corporation incorporated under statute based across three campuses in the West Midlands, (not limited to Wolverhampton, Telford, Walsall and Stafford).
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
University is looking to establish agreements with suitable Contractor(s) who can provide Student Support Services to our students eligible for support via Disabled Students Allowance, ESFA funding, other funding bodies, or for support funded by the University of Wolverhampton. Students awarded DSA will possess a needs assessment that details what support, adjustments and equipment a student requires based on the assessor's determination of how their disability affects their individual ability to study and could place them at a disadvantage. Similarly the University may undertake an assessment of the support needs of a student not eligible for DSA and provide support funded by the University or other funding bodies the University is eligible to claim for. This is a Managed Service for use when the University does not have capacity within its Non-Medical Helper (NMH) team.
The aim of this tender is to create a Framework Agreement of five (5) suitable Providers of Student Supports Services or those scoring over 75% that can be used by the University.
This tender is to establish agreements with Contractor(s) to supply Assessments for students with disabilities, medical conditions or SpLD where required and NMH Support Workers that ensures we continue to deliver the quota of DSA support that the University of Wolverhampton have been awarded or to provide support to students not eligible for DSA funded support. For the purposes of the DSA funded activity awarded to the University, the University is responsible for the invoicing and quality of the support provided whether provided by a member of the University of Wolverhampton NMH team or by a support worker provided by an agency. The support workers provided by the agency will be included in the annual DSA audit as a member of the University NMH support worker team. The University is responsible for ensuring that only suitably qualified support workers who meet the requirements of the DSA framework provide DSA funded support to our students.
This is a Managed Service, the successful Contractor(s) must be able to provide support across the following areas:
• British Sign Language Interpreters (BSLI)
• Manual Note Takers
• Practical or Study Support Assistants
• Exam support workers
• Specialist Note Taker (for Deaf / Hard of Hearing students) including electronic note taking and Speech To Text Reporter
• Specialist Note taker for Visually Impaired (VI) students including Braille
• Specialist Mentor Mental health conditions (MH)
• Specialist Mentor (Autism Spectrum Conditions - AS)
• Specialist one-to-one study skills support (Specific Learning Difficulties - SpLD)
• Specialist one-to-one study skills support (AS)(MH)
• Specialist support professional for students with sensory impairment - deaf or visually impaired students
The University is also looking to establish agreements with Diagnostic Assessors to support students and/or other students where the University deems necessary for an assessment to take place.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
3 years plus option to extend for up to an additional 24 months. Renewal will take place before end of Contract term.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
As detailed in the Tender documentation.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
As detailed in the Tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As detailed in the Tender documentation.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
As detailed in the Tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As detailed in the Tender documentation.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 May 2021
Local time
11:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
25 May 2021
Local time
11:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Country
United Kingdom