Official UK procurement notice
Ofsted-Registered Provision — UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Havering (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has a statutory duty under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 to ensure that children who are permanently excluded receive suitable full-time education from the sixth day of exclusion. Beyond this, the Council has wider statutory obligations to children with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), many of whom require specialist alternative provision to meet the needs specified in their plans under the Children and Families Act 2014.
This notice relates to a direct award contract for a period of one year with the option of an additional one year extension. This is for the continued delivery of full-time education in Alternative Provision setting by an existing provider.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6e7
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Additional or repeat goods, services or works. Direct award justified pursuant to Schedule 5 paragraph 7 on the basis that the services to be supplied are necessary, as a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving services that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing services and would cause disproportionate difficulties. Awarding this contract ensures continuity of more…
provision for pupils already placed with this provider, avoiding unnecessary disruption to some of our most vulnerable children at a critical point in their education.
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Notice published10 days ago10 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Standstill endsin 1 day21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KORU EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTDSME23 Sept 2026 — 22 Sept 2027 · up to 22 Sept 2028Extensions: One year extension option | £2,428,300 | 10 Sept 2026standstill to 21 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published10 Sept 2026, 14:26 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published10 Sept 2026, 14:16 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KORU EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTDAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender