Official UK procurement notice
Alternative (Education) Provision in Oxfordshire
Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionOxfordshire County Council would like to invite all Alternative Education Providers to our Provider Forum to explore the Oxfordshire County Council Open Framework for Alternative Education Provision.
The objectives of the session will be as follows:
- To understand Alternative Education Provision and the future of AEP in Oxfordshire
- To review OCC’s AEP Framework
- To explore key aspects of the service specification
- To explore keys areas when applying to join the framework
- To explore the next application timeframe and what will be in place from September 2025
- The role of procurement in AEP
- The role of brokerage in AEP
- Quality and Improvement processes in AEP
- An opportunity for questions and discussion
Please feel free to reach out to us if there are any questions you would like to address in this meeting.
This meeting will be held over Teams on the following date and times:
- Tuesday 8th July at 10am – 12pm
- Tuesday 8th July at 4pm – 6pm
Please contact us at [email protected] expressing which is your preferred time. Invites will be sent out on a first come first served basis.
WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE PROVISION?
Alternative Provision (AP) provides education and support to often vulnerable pupils and each placement has the potential to transform a child’s life chances. AP is education arranged and commissioned for pupils of compulsory school age outside of mainstream or special schools, who would not otherwise receive suitable education for any reason.
AP will be commissioned from providers using an Open Framework to support the Council in meeting its statutory responsibilities by providing a mechanism to purchase from quality assured Service Providers to deliver a variety of educational services to CYP.
The purpose of the Framework is to ensure Children and Young People (CYP) that require AP have access to high quality and appropriate alternative education provision from a range of approved, quality assured providers with agreed rates, who demonstrate the skills and experience to meet the needs of the CYP and is intended to facilitate the placement of vulnerable learners by providing an online directory of approved providers and clarity on rates for services offered.
CPV: Health and social work services · Higher education services · Primary education services · Secondary education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 88 bids received · 45 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Online only provision Curriculum basedAwarded UK, South East
Lot #2Providers offer AP at a premises or in another suitable location such as a library, school or college. South East
Providers offer AP at a premises or in another suitable location such as a library, school or college.
We expect providers to be offering a range of provision including but not limited to
- Curriculum based provision include but are not limited to English, Maths, Science, IT, Art, Music, Sport.
- Vocational curriculum and other provision, include but are not limited to Hair and beauty, Building,
Mechanics, Animal care, Outdoor activities, Farm, Mentoring, Counselling.
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).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Service delivery: 20
- Leadership and Governance: 20
- Assessing Need: 15
- Workforce: 20
- Achieving Outcomes: 15
- Working in Partnership: 10
- price: 100
Published award criteria (7)
- Service delivery: 20
- Leadership and Governance: 20
- Assessing Need: 15
- Workforce: 20
- Achieving Outcomes: 15
- Working in Partnership: 10
- Price: 100
- Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Alternative (Education) Provision in Oxfordshire” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Oct 2023, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2025, 08:13 BST
- Authority reference
DN695070- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034890- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040cc7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Nov 2023 → 25 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published25 Jun 2025, 08:13 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Jun 2025, 08:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 034890-2025-1
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- £13,800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Online only provision Curriculum based | 88bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
45 commercial parties on the notice- 1st Staff LimitedFramework contractor
- Academy21Framework contractor
- Ackerman Pierce LtdFramework contractor
- Activate LearningFramework contractor
- Autism ChampionsFramework contractor
- Be My TutorFramework contractor
- BrightTeachFramework contractor
- CRT Enterprises t/a Sparks AcademyFramework contractor
- EMBS Ethnic Minority Business ServiceFramework contractor
- Equal EducationFramework contractor
Show 35 more suppliers
- Fleet Education ServicesFramework contractor
- Fresh Start in EducationFramework contractor
- HerosFramework contractor
- Hill End OutdoorFramework contractor
- Ignite Sports UKFramework contractor
- In Our ElementFramework contractor
- JDS RecruitmentFramework contractor
- Learning Curve GroupFramework contractor
- MKL Consultants t/a Tutor Doctor OxfordFramework contractor
- Nisai Virtual AcademyFramework contractor
- Nudge EducationFramework contractor
- OCEM LtdFramework contractor
- One-EightyFramework contractor
- Orchard Therapeutic FarmFramework contractor
- Oxford Computer ScienceFramework contractor
- Oxford CreatorsFramework contractor
- Oxford Education ConsultingFramework contractor
- Oxford Online SchoolFramework contractor
- Oxfordshire Motor Project TRAXFramework contractor
- Path Hill OutdoorsFramework contractor
- Pet-XiFramework contractor
- Progress SchoolsFramework contractor
- Prospero GroupFramework contractor
- Purple RulerFramework contractor
- RAW WorkshopFramework contractor
- Ready ICTFramework contractor
- SENse LearningFramework contractor
- Sophia High SchoolFramework contractor
- Supreme EducationFramework contractor
- TLC LiveFramework contractor
- Targeted ProvisionFramework contractor
- Teaching PersonnelFramework contractor
- The Catch-Up AcademyFramework contractor
- The Dare2Dream FoundationFramework contractor
- Winchmore TutorsFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.