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# Alternative Provision for Education

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/alternative-provision-for-education-ocds-h6vhtk-03c65c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Medway Council: "Alternative Provision for Education". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Medway Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,239,761 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c65c`

## 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-for-education-ocds-h6vhtk-03c65c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D0f98da89-78ea-ed11-8122-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/alternative-provision-for-education-ocds-h6vhtk-03c65c#participate

## Description
Medway Council’s Education and SEND Division is looking to increase capacity of Alternative Provision to support pre-emptive and reintegration activity, including reintegration and outreach.
The Local Authority invites applications from suitably qualified providers who can increase our Alternative Provision offer in Medway, in the following areas:
• The development of specialist knowledge and skills on SEND (Lot 1)
• Pupils presenting with challenging behaviour (Lot 2)
• The reintegration of pupils out of school due to a health-related need (Lot 3)
• Assessment placements for a cohort of children and young people arriving in Medway through the Fair Assess Protocol (FAP) where there is evidence of very challenging behaviours (Lot 4)

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: AP Training
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** 1.1	Working with Medway’s education leaders, Medway Councils Education and Specialist Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Division is looking to roll out an extensive core offer of training to build and extend expertise in specialist education ...

### Lot 2: Outreach Support for CB
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** 1.1	This specification relates to the commission for Lot 2 for an Alternative Provision (AP) outreach service for pupils presenting with challenging behaviour.
1.2	Many children and young people go through phases when they challenge boundaries. Often...

### Lot 3: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The reintegration of pupils out of school due to a health-related need (Lot 3)
Medway Council is looking for a provider:
•	To promote a focus on reintegration and outreach support to ensure that pupils who are able to access mainstream education do s...

### Lot 4: Assessment FAP referrals
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** 1.1	When school place applications are made outside of the normal admissions round, they are considered in-year applications (School Admissions Code).
1.2	Where it can be demonstrated that all reasonable measures have been taken to secure a school pl...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** AP Training (active)
  - Award id: `026431-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Alternative Learning Trust, Fortis Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92002`, `GB-FTS-92003`
  - Value: £921,576 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Outreach Support for CB (active)
  - Award id: `026431-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Fortis Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92003`
  - Value: £234,152 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Assessment FAP referrals (active)
  - Award id: `026431-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Alternative Learning Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92002`
  - Value: £84,033 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reintregation Medical (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `026431-2023-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** AP Training (active)
  - Signed Value: £921,576
  - Signed Date: 23/07/2023

- **Contract:** Outreach Support for CB (active)
  - Signed Value: £234,152
  - Signed Date: 23/07/2023

- **Contract:** Assessment FAP referrals (active)
  - Signed Value: £84,033
  - Signed Date: 23/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026431-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-07T09:22:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T13:06:17.940Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c65c