Student Assistance Programme · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£84,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Aug 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Spectrum Life

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Student Assistance Programme for 7 months of 2024/25 (1.9.24-31.3.25)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

79980000 Subscription services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
Last source update: 10 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
Authority reference: 13001-24
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-021177
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0665f6 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
10 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £84,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Aug 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Spectrum Life	£84,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Spectrum Life
Signed
14 Aug 2024
Value
£84,000
Period
15 Aug 2024 – 31 Jul 2025
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000645 · GB-PPON: PHCQ-3464-LVTM Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Spectrum LifeAwarded supplier 9 Stevenson Square, Manchester, North West, M1 1DBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT