Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2c-174c-73ad-8903-cdffbaf495fb/student-bursary-support-service-sbss pending GB open procedure # Student Bursary Support Service (SBSS) [Department For Education](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) Open field Estimated value Not stated Published 10 Jan 2018 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The current Student Bursary Support Service (SBSS) is a service to: • process student applications for Care to Learn financial support, which involves eligibility checks of the student (circ 4,000 applications annually) • process institution funding claims for 16 to 19 Bursary Fund vulnerable bursaries (4,000 claims annually). • process student application details for Professional and Career Development Loans (circ 38,000 applications/data adjustments annually) • carry out verification of course attendance at educational institutions (circ 4,000 students annually) • carry out verification of child attendance at eligible/registered childcare providers (circ 4,000 students annually) • carry out verification of Ofsted registration of childcare providers (circ 1,000 childcare providers annually) • provide customer support for students, education institutions and childcare providers that need additional information and advice (circ 50,000 enquiries annually) • The SBSS makes circa 25,000 support payments annually to educational institutions (schools, colleges and providers) and childcare providers worth approximately £40 million per academic year. DfE provides the funds to make these payments on a weekly basis. • Students are the primary customers for the Student Bursary Support Service and they must receive the payments and support to which they are entitled. • Data capture for the applications for financial support will be through a secure portal, which must meet government security standards for official - sensitive data. • The current contract to provide the Student Bursary Support Service will expire on 31 August 2018. • The Department for Education are currently exploring options and seeking supplier engagement regarding the provision of these services from the 2018/19 academic year. It is envisioned that we will be looking to procure a 3 year service with set up time of up to 9 months. • Please note that the future delivery requirements are still under development and as such are subject to change. Additional information: The DfE are currently welcoming comments and feedback in relation to this potential opportunity in the form of a survey. To access this survey please see the below link. The deadline for responses is 12noon on Friday 21st July 2017. [smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SBSS17EE](http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SBSS17EE) Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b65d35b3-6d1b-48dc-a9d5-6199340c40ee) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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