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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-067dc1"
title: "Alternative Provision Arrangement"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/alternative-provision-arrangement-ocds-h6vhtk-067dc1"
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# Alternative Provision Arrangement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/alternative-provision-arrangement-ocds-h6vhtk-067dc1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bracknell Forest Council: "Alternative Provision Arrangement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Bracknell Forest Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bracknell-forest-council-ons-e06000036)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/alternative-provision-arrangement-ocds-h6vhtk-067dc1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067dc1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/alternative-provision-arrangement-ocds-h6vhtk-067dc1#tl-md)

## Description
Bracknell Forest Council is considering establishing an education arrangement for the delivery of Alternative Education Provision (AP) to children & young people unable to attend school due to illness, exclusion or other reasons. This may include children & young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) or Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs). The Council is currently considering the most appropriate commissioning model and has not yet determined the final structure. This may include the establishment of a framework agreement.  This pre-market engagement will help determine the most appropriate commissioning model.
If a framework agreement is established, then this will be made up of up to 6 lots.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2027 to 31/08/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F080823-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-25T11:33:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T09:43:28.424Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067dc1