# SEND Mandatory Qualifications for Sensory Impairment \(MQSI\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [The University of Manchester](/contract-winners/university-of-manchester/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1
- Tender value: £1
- Award date: 17 February 2023
- Published: 20 December 2023
- Contract start: 1 September 2023
- Contract end: 31 August 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e1f56cf0-5bcf-4e35-8e08-adcfba7c2b03-708920
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8f1fbb51-4f64-4927-a6e6-5957fc2c79b9

## Description

2022: An initial five individual contracts were awarded to Higher Education Providers for the delivery of a mandatory qualification in sensory impairment \(MQSI\), this is a masters level course typically taken part-time over two years\. Contracts awarded following the completion of an open tender process via Open Procedure\. Commencing 1st September 2023, an initial 3 year contract worth up to a maximum of £1 with the option of up to a further 3 years in contract extensions and a longstop date to allow current learners to complete the course\. The overarching aims of the MQSI's are: - To ensure a supply of teachers of children with visual, hearing and multi-sensory impairment, including those providing support in mainstream schools\. - To ensure a high-quality, sustainable and resilient qualifications market that that supports high quality outcomes for children with sensory impairment\. The tender was split into 3 lots to allow bidders to bid for each sensory impairment qualification individually\. Lots: 1: Mandatory Qualification for Hearing Impairment 2: Mandatory Qualification for Visual Impairment 3: Mandatory Qualification for Multi Sensory Impairment The providers will be responsible for providing the relevant qualification in accordance with the Specification for Mandatory Qualifications 2023\. 2023: Two further individual contracts were awarded for the delivery of a mandatory qualification in sensory impairment \(MQSI\) following the completion of a Restricted Procedure in which two suppliers were invited to submit a bid against the original criteria on Tuesday 6th June 2023\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1f56cf0-5bcf-4e35-8e08-adcfba7c2b03-708920)