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# Alternative Provision Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/alternative-provision-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-07b597). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Council is considering undertaking a procurement exercise to establish an Alternative Provision framework, potentially comprising a number of lots. To inform the development of its commissioning and procurement approach, the Council is undertaking this preliminary market engagement exercise to understand current market capability, capacity, delivery models and provider views.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/barnsley-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000038)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/alternative-provision-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-07b597#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b597`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-07b597#tl-md)

## Description
The Council is considering undertaking a procurement exercise to establish an Alternative Provision framework, potentially comprising a number of lots. To inform the development of its commissioning and procurement approach, the Council is undertaking this preliminary market engagement exercise to understand current market capability, capacity, delivery models and provider views. As part of this exercise the Council is requesting responses to a number of questions detailed at Appendix 1 – Request for Information. Following review of these responses, the Council will hold a supplier presentation briefing session in order to: - Further explain the intended procurement exercise and the requirements - Facilitate discussions around the shaping of the requirements - Seek provider views on challenges, quality standards, outcomes and KPI requirements This supplier presentation briefing session will be held via MS TEAMS on 19/01/2027 at 11am with all suppliers wishing to participate in the exercise. In order to register attendance to the supplier presentation briefing session and provide responses to the questions, please complete and return Appendix 1 and 2 of the Pre-Market Engagement document. The submission deadline is 12:00 noon on 27th November 2026. For the avoidance of doubt - this is a pre-market engagement exercise in order to gather information from the supply market. This stage is not a tendering exercise.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F105347-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-05T15:33:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-07T04:47:27.997Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b597