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Student Loans Company

Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) Supplies and Services

Office & Computing EquipmentCPV 30000000
Value£400.0m
Awarded9 Jul 2023
Published20 Jul 2023
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£400.0mtotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£432.0m

This is a large award for Office & Computing Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 8,857 valued Office & Computing Equipment tenders in our corpus.

The brief

SLC is seeking to establish a framework agreement with suppliers to deliver the following: assessment of study needs, assistive technology (AT), assistive technology (AT) training, and the associated support services.

English and Welsh domiciled DSA customers are in scope, with services extending nationwide.

To access DSA support, customers will have a needs assessment appointment with a specialist for a discussion - catered to their individual circumstances - about the best type of support available to them.

Assistive technology (AT) supply includes computers and software in addition to a range of other equipment such as ergonomic furniture, computer peripherals (printers and scanners), voice recorders, and other specialist items such as braille readers.

AT training and ongoing support are services that will be made available to all DSA customers.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

To access DSA support, customers will have

To access DSA support, customers will have a needs assessment appointment with a specialist for a discussion.

02

About the best type of support available

about the best type of support available to them.

03

Assistive technology (AT) supply includes computers

Assistive technology (AT) supply includes computers and software in addition to a range of other equipment such as ergonomic furniture, computer peripherals (printers and scanners), voice recorders, and other specialist items such as braille readers.

04

AT training and ongoing support are services

AT training and ongoing support are services that will be made available to all DSA customers.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
SLC is seeking to establish a framework agreement with suppliers to deliver the following: assessment of study needs, assistive technology (AT), assistive technology (AT) training, and the associated support services.

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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
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