Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 14 Jan 2026, 08:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CenSCE Student Resilience Workshops

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£300,000≈ £150k / year · £360,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Feb 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nottingham Trent University is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide a service to design and deliver coaching sessions for CenSCE Student Resilience Workshops to reside at Nottingham Trent University campuses and external venues within Nottinghamshire. The University anticipates in the region of 400 to 500 students taking part in the scheme each year, based on current data. Coaching sessions are capped at 50 students per session (roughly 10 sessions per year) with students able to attend up to 3 sessions per year. The coaching sessions are open to all NTU students. The Supplier should be aware that the University is planning to move to a semester model, which may result in future changes to the timing of the sessions and structure of the sessions.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2030, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement undertaken due to the timescales involved with the project.

CPV: Education and training services · Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensionsValue: £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Contract will be established for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 x 12 months taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years, subject to satisfactory performance in accordance with agreed Service Level Agreement.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see published tender documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see published tender documents.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 25%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical Criteria: 30%
  • Service Delivery: 40%
  • Commercial Offer Schedule: 25%
  • Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical Criteria: 30%
  • Service Delivery: 40%
  • Sustainability: 5%
  • Commercial Offer Schedule: 25%
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see published tender documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see published tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 May 2030
First published
14 Jan 2026, 08:30 GMT
Last source update
24 Apr 2026, 13:59 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Mar 2026
Authority reference
NTU/25/2980/DS
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002906
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesVocational training services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06053b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
17 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Jan 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published286 days ago
    14 Jan 2026, 08:30 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by255 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline251 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by223 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Latest notice published185 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 13:59 BST
  6. Contract starts179 days ago
    1 May 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Jan 2026, 08:30 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    24 Apr 2026, 13:59 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    24 Apr 2026, 13:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—22 Apr 2026CancelledThe University is developing a new five-year strategy and, at the same time, reviewing the delivery model for professional services. This includes provision of resilience coaching, as well as other support for student wellbeing and success. The University has therefore decided to pause and reflect on the Student Resilience Workshops, and to consider whether this requirement should continue to be procured in the way it was specified. Whilst there are still plans to provide Workshops in some form, as part of NTU's Access and Participation Plan, the university is not now in a position to commit to the advertised contract and programme of work at this time.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJN-1931-JMHG 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 4FQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender