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title: "Online Alternative Provision for Section 19 and Virtual School"
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# Online Alternative Provision for Section 19 and Virtual School

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/online-alternative-provision-for-section-19-and-virtual-school-ocds-h6vhtk-06dbff). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Gloucestershire Council: "Online Alternative Provision for Section 19 and Virtual School". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [South Gloucestershire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-gloucestershire-council-ons-e06000025)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £428,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/online-alternative-provision-for-section-19-and-virtual-school-ocds-h6vhtk-06dbff#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dbff`

## 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/online-alternative-provision-for-section-19-and-virtual-school-ocds-h6vhtk-06dbff#tl-md)

## Description
This contract has been awarded for a period of 12 months to ensure the continued provision of personalised online education for children and young people who are unable to attend school due to medical needs, and for children in care or children with a social worker who require additional educational support through the Virtual School.
The Council considers it essential that there is no interruption to these statutory and critical educational support services. This award has therefore been made as an interim arrangement to maintain service continuity while the Council undertakes a full competitive procurement process.
A full tender exercise will commence during the contract period with the intention of awarding a longer-term contract from September 2027. This direct award should not be interpreted as the Council's intention to continue the arrangement beyond the current 12-month term without competition.
The limited duration of this contract reflects the Council's commitment to securing continuity of provision whilst ensuring that future requirements are procured through an open and transparent competitive process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Online Alternative Provision for Section 19 and Virtual School (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Tute Education**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175611`
  - Value: £428,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076799-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-12T12:57:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T21:21:42.259Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06dbff