Published date: 12 October 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administration services - 75100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£8,500,000

Procurement reference

RD1001598

Published date

12 October 2018

Closing date

12 March 2018

Contract start date

31 May 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Education and Skills Funding Agency's (ESFA) main business is to make allocations of funding to education and training institutions effectively, accurately and on time. Student support payments form part of the overall allocations package. The provision of student support forms part of DfE's strategy for raising participation and closing the education gap and supports its strategy to retain all young people in education, training or work experience until age 18. Currently, a proportion of the administration of student financial support services is contracted-out through the Student Bursary Support Service (SBSS). The contract to provide the SBSS will expire on 31 August 2019 and will not be extended. DfE must therefore have a replacement service ready by May 2019 to handle the applications for students starting their studies in September 2019.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Student Bursary Support Service

  • Opportunity
  • Published 5 February 2018

Additional text

This procurement exercise will be published electronically via Redimo 2 e-sourcing platform.

To prevent delays accessing this exercise and all related documentation, please self-register on this system in advance.

Guidance on how to register is available on the .gov website at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement.

Award information

Awarded date

20 April 2018

Contract start date

7 August 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2022

Total value of contract

£7,837,524

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Maximus People Services Limited

Address

202 - 206 Union Street, London, United Kingdom, SE1 0LX

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

53-55 Butts Road, Earlsdon Park,
Coventry,
CV1 3BH
England

Email

SBSS.Procurement@education.gov.uk