Official UK procurement notice
Extension of existing Alternative Education Rolling Select List
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTenders are invited for inclusion on a Rolling Select List of approved, quality assured providers of Alternative Education intended to facilitate the placement of vulnerable children and young people for whom the Council has a statutory responsibility. All young people placed under this contract will be of statutory school age in Key Stages 1-5.
Alternative Education encompasses a wide range of provisions including vocational therapeutic and tuition services offering up to 15 hours per week. These placements will be for children and young people who are currently not in education or are experiencing placement breakdown.
Alternative education focusses on removing barriers to education and typically helping pupils back into mainstream environments. Whatever form it takes, Alternative Education should always be part of the inclusion process, not the end goal. These packages are commissioned outside of the local offer and are individually tailored to meet the needs of the individuals. These packages are put in place for children when there are difficulties in identifying a suitable permanent education provision for the child. The provision is used as an interim measure to ensure CYP continue to receive education and support whilst a more permanent placement is identified. These may also be put in place at the request of the families.
Providers can apply to join the Rolling Select List or amend which lots they have bid for at any time, however, once the select list is live, applications will only be considered on a termly basis during the months of February, June and October each calendar year. Bidders will be notified no later than the end of the calendar month following month that the Rolling Select List is advertised as open to new bidders. e.g. end of March, end of July and end of November. This Rolling Select List complies with the Light touch Regime under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
CPV: Education and training services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£60,000,000 together)Lot #1Tuition Services (In person)RenewalPublished value£21,000,000
Please see short description above. Additional information: This Rolling Select List has been extended for a further 24 months to 31st July 2027. The duration given in II.2.7) is the duration of the extension period.
We reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any Lot or the entire Rolling Select List at any time.
Lot #2Vocational ServicesRenewalPublished value£18,000,000
Please see short description above. Additional information: This Rolling Select List has been extended for a further 24 months to 31st July 2027. The duration given in II.2.7) is the duration of the extension period.
We reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any Lot or the entire Rolling Select List at any time.
Lot #3Virtual Learning ServicesRenewalPublished value£9,000,000
Please see short description above. Additional information: This Rolling Select List has been extended for a further 24 months to 31st July 2027. The duration given in II.2.7) is the duration of the extension period.
We reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any Lot or the entire Rolling Select List at any time.
Lot #4Early Intervention/Re-engagement ServicesRenewalPublished value£12,000,000
Please see short description above. Additional information: This Rolling Select List has been extended for a further 24 months to 31st July 2027. The duration given in II.2.7) is the duration of the extension period.
We reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any Lot or the entire Rolling Select List at any time.
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).
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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: about £9,000,000 – ~£21,000,000 per lot (twice each lot's 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 Suffolk County Council buys Education and training services (CPV 80), and who usually turns up
Suffolk 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 East of England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside East of England. More of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 46% against 19%, n=74.
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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 42 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.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
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 bid17% / 18%
2–30% / 30%
4–633% / 27%
7+50% / 25%
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 estimate23% / 34%
Within ±2%68% / 45%
Above estimate9% / 21%
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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.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
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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 #1Tuition Services (In person)CPV 80000000Published estimate£21m
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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 bid14%
2–310%
4–620%
7+56%
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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 43 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%£21m
Estimate£21m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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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| £749k2 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £10m 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. | 14% above n=2 | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Vocational ServicesCPV 80000000Published estimate£18m
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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 bid17%
2–311%
4–621%
7+50%
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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 43 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%£18m
Estimate£18m
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.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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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| £749k2 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £10m 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. | 14% above n=2 | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #3Virtual Learning ServicesCPV 80000000Published estimate£9.0m
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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 bid20%
2–313%
4–622%
7+46%
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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 43 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%£9.0m
Estimate£9.0m
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.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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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| £749k2 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £10m 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. | 14% above n=2 | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #4Early Intervention/Re-engagement ServicesCPV 80000000Published estimate£12m
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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 bid19%
2–312%
4–618%
7+51%
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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 43 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%£12m
Estimate£12m
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.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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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| £749k2 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £10m 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. | 14% above n=2 | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
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
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Requests to participate open
- 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
- First published
- 24 Apr 2025, 15:58 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2025, 15:58 BST
- Authority reference
CD1397- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016843- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050723Find a Tender
Publisher note: This Rolling Select List has been extended for a further 24 months to 31st July 2027. The duration given in II.2.7) is the duration of the extension period. This opportunity was previously advertised on Contracts Finder. We reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any Lot or the entire Rolling Select List at any time.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2027
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
Timeline
24 Apr 2025 → 31 Jul 2027 · 3 dates- Notice published24 Apr 2025, 15:58 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 282 days31 Jul 2027
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.