Specific Learning Difficulties ("SpLD") Diagnostic Assessment Services Tender

Tender description

University of the Arts London seeks to establish a framework agreement and appoint a range of capable suppliers for the provision of Specific Learning Disability (SpLD) Diagnostic Assessment services for students and staff. It is intended that the new contractual arrangements will be in place and suppliers will be fully operational by September 2015. The Framework Agreement covers the period August 2015 to July 2018, with the option of one further 12 month extension at the sole discretion of the University. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) is to select & appoint potential assessment providers (“suppliers”) who can meet the University’s prerequisites in terms of price and quality of service for the provision of SpLD assessment requirements. University of the Arts London is Europe’s largest specialist arts and design University, with close to 19,000 students from over 100 countries. Established in 1989, UAL brings together six esteemed Colleges: Camberwell College of Arts; Central Saint Martins; Chelsea College of Arts; London College of Communication; London College of Fashion; and Wimbledon College of Arts. The University offers excellence in teaching, learning and research and puts students at the heart of its activities. Further information about the University can be found at www.arts.ac.uk The University Disability Service is a University-wide department, which delivers advice and support to disabled students. The University Disability Service provides a screening and assessment service for SpLDs for students at Further Education (“FE”) and Higher Education (“HE”) level, including home, EU and international students. The University has approximately 4,400 disabled students, of whom 3, 200 have disclosed a Specific Learning Difficulty(SpLD). Each year, the University Disability Service commissions and pays for approximately 750 diagnostic assessments. (SpLD is an umbrella term for a range of conditions, including dyslexia, dyspraxia, semantic pragmatic disorder, dyscalculia and Attention Deficit Disorder).