Birmingham City University: The provision of a Personal Assistance Scheme

UK-Birmingham: Special education services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Birmingham City University
       Joseph Priestly Building, 6 Cardigan Street, Birmingham, B4 7BD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1213317677, Email: david.melling@bcu.ac.uk
       Contact: David Melling
       Main Address: www.bcu.ac.uk
       NUTS Code: UKG31

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: The provision of a Personal Assistance Scheme            
      Reference number: PS069

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         80340000 - Special education services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short 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.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 2,500,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG31 - Birmingham
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Birmingham
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Birmingham City University (BCU) is seeking tenders from interested parties for the Personal Assistance Scheme
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 apprentices.
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 Disability Support Team, provide the Services in collaboration with the supplier.
The contract will be for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend by two 1-year periods at the University’s sole discretion.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2021/S 000-006265
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: PS069    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 28/05/2021

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             The University of Warwick, RC000678
             University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 8UW, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1212024105, Email: Jonathan.fogarty@warwick.ac.uk
             Internet address: www.unitemps.com
             NUTS Code: UKG33
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 2,500,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 2,500,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: BCU uses the Oracle P2P system
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Royal Courts of Justice,
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/08/2021