Contract

BSL Services

  • Birmingham City University

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057407

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059c6a

Published 17 September 2025, 3:09pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Birmingham City University

Joseph Priestley Building

Birmingham

B47BD

Contact

Tina Lewis

Email

tina.lewis@bcu.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG31 - Birmingham

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.bcu.ac.uk

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

BSL Services

Reference number

ID084

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

BSL support services for Birmingham City University students.

Direct award appointed via North of England Commercial

Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) framework for Language Services. (NOE.0583), Lot 5(a) - Non spoken (BSL)- all other regions agreement.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,080,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80580000 - Provision of language courses
  • 85310000 - Social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • 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)
Main site or place of performance

BSL support services for Birmingham City University students

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

BSL support services for Birmingham City University students.

Direct award appointed via North of England Commercial

Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) framework for Language Services. (NOE.0583), Lot 5(a) - Non spoken (BSL)- all other regions agreement.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Direct award appointed via North of England Commercial

Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) framework for Language Services. (NOE.0583), Lot 5(a) - Non spoken (BSL)- all other regions agreement.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Statutory provision of essential services that could be delivered in the required restricted timescales.

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

ID084

Title

BSL Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 September 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Prestige Network Ltd

65 London Rd

Berkshire

RG14 1JN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

2440502

Internet address

www.prestigenetwork.co.uk

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,080,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,080,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

BSL services for University students. Direct award via North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) framework for Language Services (NOE.0583), Lot 5(a) - Non spoken (BSL)- all other regions agreement.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Bimringham City University

Birmingham

B4 7BD

Country

United Kingdom