Official UK procurement notice
Independent Alternative Provision re-opening September 2021
Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA pseudo-dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for the provision of Independent Alternative Provision, as further described in Document No. 2 (The Specification) is being tendered by WSCC in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).The Invitation to Participate (ITP) is issued by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) to seek and identify suitably qualified and interested organisations from the private, public and third (voluntary, community and charitable) sector for the provision of Independent Alternative Provision of Education. This Service encompasses: 1. Early Intervention and Prevention; 2. Vocational Opportunities (including post 16 provision); 3. Interim provision for learners waiting an education placement or who have been excluded; 4. Online Tutoring (also known as blended package); 5. Complex Learners.
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£13,500,000
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).
- “Independent Alternative Provision re-opening September 2021” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Sept 2021, 21:14 BST
- Last source update
- 24 May 2024, 11:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
2021/S 000-023741- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016427- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e430Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
24 May 2024 → 31 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published24 May 2024, 11:32 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends209 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened209 days ago31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice history
4 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (3 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextName and addresses · I.1 | Main address.https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home | Main address. https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/s/Welcome | |
| — | TextCommunication · I.3 | The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home . Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned addressTenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home . Tenders or requests to participate must be su… | The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/s/Welcome . Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned addressTenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/s/Welcome . Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above… |
Reference II.2.6.Originally West Sussex County Council published the value of this Independent Alternative Provision DPS as £13,555,000 and due to increasing take up of this provision it now has an overall estimated value of £29,000,000 over the DPS' lifetime .
Reference II.2.6.Originally West Sussex County Council published the value of this Independent Alternative Provision DPS as £13,555,000 and due to increasing take up of this provision it now has an overall estimated value of £29,000,000 over the DPS' lifetime .
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-09: 1 release · 23 Sept 2021
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Public Review ServiceReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.