Official UK procurement notice
Out of School Tuition - Open Framework
Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThurrock Council invites tenders for the provision of tuition and mentoring services to support children and young people who are not in mainstream education. This includes, but is not limited to, learners without a current school placement, those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), and individuals for whom alternative or external tuition arrangements have been identified as more appropriate to meet their educational needs.
This procurement exercise will establish an Open Framework Agreement for the delivery of high-quality, flexible educational support services.
The framework is designed to provide a broad range of provision across different age groups and learner needs. Services may be delivered on a one-to-one or small group basis, either in-person or online, depending on individual requirements. In addition, mentoring support may be provided alongside or independently of tuition to build confidence, address barriers to learning, and support learners’ engagement and reintegration into education.
The framework is divided into the following three lots:
Lot 1 – Tuition (in-person and online)
Lot 2 – Tuition with Mentoring (in-person and online)
Lot 3 – Mentoring only (in-person)
Further details regarding the scope of services, requirements, and evaluation criteria are set out in the tender documentation.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2032, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Education and training services · Guidance and counselling services · Social services · Special education services · Training services · Tutorial services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 6 yrs from 1 Dec 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 30 Nov 2032
Published description of the framework
Please review the tender documentation for further information on how the framework will operate.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Tuition (in-person and online)RenewalPublished value£0
Delivery of tuition to support learners’ educational progress, either in-person or online.
- Economic & financial standing
Please review the tender documentation for conditions of participation
- Technical & professional ability
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Lot #2Tuition with Mentoring (in-person and online)RenewalPublished value£0
Combined provision of tuition and mentoring support
- Economic & financial standing
Please review the tender documentation for conditions of participation
- Technical & professional ability
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Lot #3Mentoring only (in-person)RenewalPublished value£0
Delivery of mentoring support to develop confidence, address personal and educational barriers, and support progression and reintegration into education.
- Economic & financial standing
Please review the tender documentation for conditions of participation
- Technical & professional ability
Please review the tender documentation for conditions of participation
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Service Delivery Model: 25%
- Staffing & Training: 17%
- Meeting Attendance: 5%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value: 3%
Published award criteria (5)
- Service Delivery Model
- Staffing & Training
- Meeting Attendance
- Social Value
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Please review the tender documentation for conditions of participation
- Technical & professional ability
Please review the tender documentation for conditions of participation
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Out of School Tuition - Open Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2032
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 16:08 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
PS/2025/076- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061735- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052447Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted through In-Tend:
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 16:08 BST
- Market engagement31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Interested parties should complete the questionnaire on In-tend: in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx… ↗
- Tender notice published113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST
- Next notice expected113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends71 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by7 days ago15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 39 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 16:08 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Jun 2025, 08:11 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published6 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMTUK1
- Published value updated to £8,086,4006 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMTwas £2,000,000
- Pipeline notice published6 Jan 2026, 11:32 GMTUK1
- Published value updated to £10,800,0006 Jan 2026, 11:32 GMTwas £8,086,400
- Pipeline notice published12 Feb 2026, 10:07 GMTUK1
- Tender notice published1 Jul 2026, 13:32 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST1 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 6 Jan 2026
- 2025-06: 1 release · 27 Jun 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender