Published date: 5 February 2018

This notice was replaced on 12 October 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 12 October 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Administration services - 75100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£8,500,000

Procurement reference

RFx204

Published date

5 February 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

Additional text

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About the buyer

Address

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

Email

SBSS.Procurement@education.gov.uk