Official UK procurement notice
ESCC Education Division Approved Provider List (EDAPL)
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Sussex County Council (ESCC) is seeking applications from suitably qualified providers in order to become Approved Providers of the Education Division Approved Provider List (EDAPL). The EDAPL will enable the procurement of services from external providers to support the Council’s Education Division’s objective of driving improvements in East Sussex schools, academies, colleges and other educational settings.
The Division is seeking consultants and providers who can deliver on any, or all, of the following areas:
(i) Provide training and support to schools and settings to improve outcomes for all pupils, including support for: leadership, interim leadership support, governance, staff development, curriculum development, moderation and assessment, pedagogy, behaviour, and attendance.
(ii) Undertake roles associated with the local authority’s statutory powers of intervention as outlined in the Department for Education’s Schools Causing Concern Guidance (as updated).
(iii) Undertake reviews and provide challenge and support to leaders and managers in educational settings and across local partnerships.
(iv) Independent chair roles, and interim governance roles, to support the development of a range of education partnerships.
(iv) Provide support to identified schools and settings to ensure effective safeguarding arrangements.
(v) Research and evaluation of effective practice and development of new models and approaches across the range of the Division’s work and priorities.
(vi) Support for the development and implementation of new strategies.
(vii) Project and leadership support across the range of the Division’s work and priorities.
There will be no cap on the number of Approved Providers, who can apply at any time, and more than once, until they are successful. It is anticipated that the annual aggregate expenditure under the EDAPL will be up to £1,000,000.
East Sussex County Council will be able to direct award or run mini-competitions under this Approved List.
The EDAPL will be in place for four years, with an option to extend for up to two years. There is no minimum or maximum duration for call-off contracts, and they may expire after the expiry of the EDAPL.
- Recurrence: The EDAPL will run for four years with an option to extend for up to 24 months. Renewals will be published within 12 months of the expiry date of the EDAPL.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1It is anticipated that the annual aggregate expenditure under the EDAPL will be up to…RenewalPublished value£6,000,000
It is anticipated that the annual aggregate expenditure under the EDAPL will be up to £1,000,000.
There is no guarantee of work and individual call-off contracts are likely to be much less than £100,000 each. Additional information: The start date in II.2.7. is the date from when call-offs will be made from. The end date in II.2.7 is the end of the initial term. The EDAPL can be extended for up to 24 months.
The value stated in II.2.6. is the anticipated total value of all call-off contracts aggregated, including during the full extension period. The annual aggregate expenditure under the EDAPL will be up to £1,000,000 and there is no guarantee of work. Individual call-off contracts are likely to be much less than £100,000 each.
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).
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £2,997,947 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How East Sussex County Council buys Education and training services (CPV 80), and who usually turns up
East Sussex County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in South East England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in South East England. More of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 81% against 31%, n=32.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 73 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid31% / 32%
2–346% / 28%
4–623% / 23%
7+0% / 16%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate0% / 31%
Within ±2%100% / 56%
Above estimate0% / 13%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1It is anticipated that the annual aggregate expenditure under the EDAPL will be up to…Published estimate£6.0m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid26%
2–330%
4–627%
7+16%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 57 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£6.0m
Estimate£6.0m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| SUSSEX COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LTDWorked for this buyer | ESCC Multiply Programmenotice published Dec 2022 | 2 - One-to-one numeracy support via personal finances and benefit calculation sessions | — | Similar wording and category |
| Twin Training InternationalWorked for this buyer | ESCC Multiply Programmenotice published Dec 2022 | 2 - One-to-one numeracy support via personal finances and benefit calculation sessions | — | Similar wording and category |
| THE PEOPLE MATTER TRUSTWorked for this buyer | ESCC Multiply Programmenotice published Dec 2022 | 1b - One-to-one maths support for employability | — | Similar wording and category |
| Heathercroft TrainingWorked for this buyer | ESCC Multiply Programmenotice published Dec 2022 | 3a - Bitesize maths for business | — | Similar wording and category |
| Reed in Partnership LtdWorked for this buyer | ESCC Multiply Programmenotice published Dec 2022 | 1a - Peripatetic maths provision in small groups at outreach venues to target hard to reach learners | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.1m6 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 5 live · £911k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £560k2 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £410k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £145k2 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | 1 live · £40k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
| £891k4 awards in 36m · last 18 months ago | 4 live · £891k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
| £4.6m6 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 3 live · £8.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% above n=2 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · The EDAPL will run for four years with an option to extend for up to 24 months. Renewals will be published within 12 months of the expiry date of the EDAPL.
- First published
- 5 Jun 2024, 20:15 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2024, 20:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN2623- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017522- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046dd1Find a Tender
Publisher note: The date stated in IV.2.2. is the end of the initial term, the EDAPL can be extended for up to 24 months and so applications may be received after this date if the EDAPL is extended.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 30 Sept 2028, 23:55 BST
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
5 Jun 2024 → 30 Sept 2028 · 4 dates- Notice published5 Jun 2024, 20:15 BST
- Bids opened12 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Submission deadline30 Sept 2028, 23:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.