Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 17 Sept 2025, 15:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BSL Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City University (Education)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 17 Sept 2025no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Community health services · Provision of language courses · Social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Sept 2025, 15:09 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2025, 15:09 BST
Authority reference
ID084
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057407
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesProvision of language coursesSocial work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c6a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

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

Publisher note: 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Sept 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • BSL Services

    Signed
    17 Sept 2025
    Value
    £1,080,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham City University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Joseph Priestley Building, Birmingham, West Midlands, B47BDContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Bimringham City UniversityReview body Birmingham

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.