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# Specialist Education - Alternative Provision

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-education-alternative-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-051347). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nottinghamshire County Council: "Specialist Education - Alternative Provision". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £200,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstenders.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Nottinghamshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council-ons-e10000024)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £200,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 July 2026 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Higher education services, Primary education services, Secondary education services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKF15, UKF16, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-education-alternative-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-051347#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051347`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** These services will cover the requirements for Alternative Provision placements of children & young people (Learners) made directly on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council with additional scope to include Local Council maintained Schools, or Free Schools and Academies (Contracting Council) within Nottinghamshire and surrounding areas if they wish to use it. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term

## Before you bid
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- **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/specialist-education-alternative-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-051347#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eastmidstenders.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastmidstenders.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-education-alternative-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-051347#participate

## Description
The Council is seeking to establish an Open Framework of suitable Providers under which the Council intend to commission Specialist Education - Alternative Provision.
These services will cover the requirements for Alternative Provision placements of children & young people (Learners) made directly on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council with additional scope to include Local Council maintained Schools, or Free Schools and Academies (Contracting Council) within Nottinghamshire and surrounding areas if they wish to use it.  
Providers that are successful in demonstrating that they are able to meet the Council's standards, as set out in the service specification, will be awarded onto the Framework under the appropriate Lot and will be subsequently invited to offer places that match the needs of the Learners.
Providers will be expected to evidence the quality of their provision by participating in regular Quality Assurance (QA) checks that will be carried out on behalf of the Contracting Authorities.  Any Providers that fail to maintain the quality standards will be suspended from the Framework until they are able to provide evidence that they can meet the quality standards.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Transitional Short Term time limited Placements - Block arrangement
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80100000, 80200000, 80300000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,159,000
- **Description:** The Council is seeking to commission transitional short-term time limited alternative provision placements designed to re-engage learners and support a successful return to mainstream education via a block booking arrangement for the following groups...
- **Contract Period:** 21/01/2027 to 20/01/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Department for Education Accredited Online Provision (the Online Education Accreditation Scheme)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80100000, 80200000, 80300000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,579,500
- **Description:** The Council is seeking to specifically commission Providers of online Alternative Provision who are successfully enrolled on the Online Education Accreditation Scheme (OEAS).
Placements under this Lot would be short term, remote learning programmes d...
- **Contract Period:** 21/01/2027 to 20/01/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Specialist Individual Tailored Provision
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80100000, 80200000, 80300000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £11,500,000
- **Description:** The Council is seeking a range of Alternative Provision Providers for which they can call off contracts for placements for individual children and young people as and when required.
Education placements will be commissioned on an individual basis as ...
- **Contract Period:** 21/01/2027 to 20/01/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Tutoring
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80100000, 80200000, 80300000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £9,500,000
- **Description:** The Council is seeking to commission arrangements with high quality external tuition services to provide tailored education plans and to ensure positive outcomes including progression and achievement, enable participation, increase wellbeing and incr...
- **Contract Period:** 21/01/2027 to 20/01/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F047572-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-22T09:24:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T19:08:39.942Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051347