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# Post 16 Digital Skills Centre

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-16-digital-skills-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-06c6c3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Gloucestershire Council: "Post 16 Digital Skills Centre". 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:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £657,402 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-16-digital-skills-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-06c6c3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c6c3`

## 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/post-16-digital-skills-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-06c6c3#tl-md)

## Description
Contract Details
• Subject Matter:
• The Provider shall deliver a specialist, creative technology-focused post-16 alternative education provision, offering a structured but flexible programme tailored to learners with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) who have been unable to engage in mainstream or traditional settings.
• The provision shall operate at a maximum capacity of 20 commissioned places at any one time. Placements shall be managed on a rolling admission basis, enabling entry and exit throughout the academic year in accordance with agreed referral processes and individual need.
• The provision is intended for learners with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and/or neurodiverse profiles who are not currently in education. It shall not be commissioned for learners with severe learning difficulties requiring provision typically delivered within specialist Severe Learning Difficulty (SLD) settings.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Post-16 Digital Skills Centre (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **BOOMSATSUMA SPECIALIST PROVISION LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:16438191`
  - Value: £657,402 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F069089-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-22T10:45:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:58:46.467Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c6c3