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title: "DfE Registered Alternative Education Provision Flexible Purchasing System (FPS"
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# DfE Registered Alternative Education Provision Flexible Purchasing System (FPS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-registered-alternative-education-provision-flexible-purchasing-system-fps-ocds-h6vhtk-0318a4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Liverpool City Council: "DfE Registered Alternative Education Provision Flexible Purchasing System (FPS". Published status: active. Published Value: £11,950,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Liverpool City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012)
- **Published Value:** £11,950,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 March 2022 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Higher education services, Primary education services, Secondary education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD72
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0318a4`

## 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/dfe-registered-alternative-education-provision-flexible-purchasing-system-fps-ocds-h6vhtk-0318a4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D9a8e325a-fcdf-eb11-810d-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-registered-alternative-education-provision-flexible-purchasing-system-fps-ocds-h6vhtk-0318a4#participate

## Description
The aim of the project is to create the FPS and identify Providers who can deliver excellent alternative provision for the education of pupils at key stage 3, 4 and 5 by offering a flexible response to those not placed in a mainstream or special school.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Alternative Education
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80100000, 80200000, 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Alternative Education Provision to:
•	Provide pupils with a rigorous and high-quality alternative to a mainstream curriculum
•	Offer pupils who have previously not thrived in the mainstream system a creative and engaging opportunity to re-join the wo...

### Lot 2: Alternative Education via Online Learning
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80100000, 80200000, 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Online Learning Programmes to:
•	Provide a tailored education programme for pupils and personal guidance and support
•	Offer the opportunity for externally accredited qualifications in several subject areas
•	Be regularly reviewed with the aspiration...

### Lot 3: Alternative Education for pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80100000, 80200000, 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** To provide an alternative approach to learning for pupils with an EHCP in key stages 3-5.
Education Programmes to:
•	Enable the LA to secure the SEN provision described in the EHCP
•	Provide flexible and bespoke provision that is suitable for the you...

### Lot 4: Additional Support Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80100000, 80200000, 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Some pupils placed or being considered for a place in alternative education may require support in addition to the services provided by Lots 1, 2, 3 and 3A. Liverpool City Council therefore intends to utilise the FPS to commission additional support ...

### Lot 3A: Alternative Education Provision - For pupils with an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) Delivered Online
- **Lot id:** `3A`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80100000, 80200000, 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** To provide an alternative approach to learning for pupils with an EHCP in key stages 3-5.
Education Programme to:
•	Enable the LA to secure the SEN provision described in the EHCP
•	Provide flexible and bespoke online learning provision that is suita...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004616-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-18T10:39:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:45:48.385Z
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