Official UK procurement notice
Alternative Provision Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWest Northamptonshire Council is establishing a framework for the commissioning and delivery of Non School Alternative Provision (AP) services.
The Non School Alternative Provision Framework is for the coordination, education or training provision which needs to be arranged to ensure children and young people receive suitable education or training, including alternative education provision; off-site education that supports inclusion; alternative education that focuses on re-engagement; and teaching and education that supports post 16 learning.
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 4 Jan 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 3 Jan 2032
- Buyer regions
- UKF24
Who may buy through it
Schools
Published description of the framework
Potential Suppliers are invited to tender for one or more Lots. There will be no limit to the number of suppliers allocated to each Lot. Tenders will be assessed on Quality 100%. Once the Framework is established Contracts will be awarded using direct award or mini competition procedures.
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 5 and win at most 5 of themEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £7,200,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1SEND TuitionRenewalPublished value£5,200,000
The specification outlines the requirements and expectations of Providers delivering SEND specific tutoring services.
Lot #2Curriculum TuitionRenewalPublished value£4,000,000
The specification outlines the requirements and expectations of Providers delivering Curriculum tutoring services.
Lot #3Online TuitionRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
The specification outlines the requirements and expectations of Providers delivering tutoring services online only.
Lot #4SEMHRenewalceiling above
The specification outlines the requirements and expectations of Providers delivering services to children and young people with SEMH
Lot #5Post 16Renewalceiling above
The specification outlines the requirements and expectations of Providers delivering services to young people in post 16 provisions aged 16 and up to 25 with an EHCP
Lot #6VocationalRenewalceiling above
The specification outlines the requirements and expectations of Providers delivering vocational provision services to children and young people aged 14 or more.
Lot #7Re-engagementRenewalceiling above
The specification outlines the requirements and expectations of Providers delivering services to support children and young people to re-engage with learning and educational settings
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).
- “Alternative Provision Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Schools · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Aug 2026, 12:49 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2026, 12:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073148- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d9ddFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the West Northamptonshire Council e-procurement portal (In-Tend): in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc ↗
Tender responses must be completed and submitted through the portal by the stated
deadline. Submissions by email, post or other means will not be accepted.
Timeline
3 Aug 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published88 days ago3 Aug 2026, 12:49 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends63 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today30 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 27 days26 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 65 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Aug 2026, 12:49 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender