Official UK procurement notice
Access to Education Section 19 Service
Authority: Wirral Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD74)
Published estimate£1,040,000≈ £520k / year · £1,248,000 inc. VAT6.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Jun 2025awarded 4 Sept 2025
Awarded to EDClass
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract will deliver online tuition for children of compulsory school age who are not receiving suitable education, in accordance with Section 19 of the Education Act 1996.
- How the procedure runs: Two stage process 1. Conditions of participation- All submissions received will be assessed using the pass/fail methodology, providers who complete all sections, pass all mandatory Pass/Fail questions and provide relevant references will be invited to progress to the ITT stage. 2. Notification of outcome- Successful/unsuccessful letters will be issued to all providers who have completed the conditions of participation stage. Successful providers will then be invited to participate in the ITT process. 3. ITT stage- Providers who have successfully passed all mandatory sections marked pass/fail and completed all sections of the conditions of participation. Will be invited to participate in the ITT process. All tender documents and correspondence relating to the tender exercise will be provided via The Chest.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,040,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Included in conditions of participation document
- Technical & professional ability
Included in conditions of participation document
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality (Technical): 70%
- Price: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality (Technical)
- Price
- Social Value
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Included in conditions of participation document
- Technical & professional ability
Included in conditions of participation document
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 May 2025, 14:30 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2025, 16:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
DN772253- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028299- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0518f5Find a Tender
- How it runs
Two stage process
- Conditions of participation- All submissions received will be assessed using the pass/fail methodology, providers who complete all sections, pass all mandatory Pass/Fail questions and provide relevant references will be invited to progress to the ITT stage.
- Notification of outcome- Successful/unsuccessful letters will be issued to all providers who have completed the conditions of participation stage. Successful providers will then be invited to participate in the ITT process.
- ITT stage- Providers who have successfully passed all mandatory sections marked pass/fail and completed all sections of the conditions of participation. Will be invited to participate in the ITT process. All tender documents and correspondence relating to the tender exercise will be provided via The Chest.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Should providers experience technical problems using The Chest portal, please contact [email protected] or alternatively select the help button option from the Tool bar where you can log a ticket.
Title- Access to Education Section 19 Service
Reference number- DN772253
Timeline
20 May 2025 → 20 Oct 2025 · 9 dates- Planning notice published20 May 2025, 14:30 BST
- Next notice expected22 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published29 May 2025, 08:11 BST
- Submission deadline11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent4 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends399 days ago15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published365 days ago20 Oct 2025, 16:03 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 May 2025, 14:30 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published29 May 2025, 08:11 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 May 2025, 08:11 BST
- Procurement method changed29 May 2025, 08:11 BST
- Contract award notice published4 Sept 2025, 09:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Sept 2025, 09:38 BST
- Procurement method changed4 Sept 2025, 09:38 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Oct 2025, 16:03 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed20 Oct 2025, 16:03 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 20 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £975,4601 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDClassSME16 Sept 2025 – 14 Sept 2027 · up to 14 Sept 2029Extensions: 2 optional 12 month extension periods | £975,460 | 4 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · EDClassSME
- Signed
- 17 Oct 2025
- Value
- £975,460
- Period
- 17 Oct 2025 – 14 Sept 2027 · up to 14 Sept 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 optional 12 month extension period: September 2027- September 2028 September 2028- September 2029
3 agreed KPIs: Attendance · Attainment · Base line assessments
- Attendance
- Attainment
- Base line assessments
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EDCLASS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender