Tender Notice Clarification: Framework Agreement for the provision for Alternative Provision, Education Outreach and Inclusion Services [Notice ID: 2025/S 000-076692] Correction of submission deadline

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    "title": "Tender Notice Clarification: Framework Agreement for the provision for Alternative Provision, Education Outreach and Inclusion Services [Notice ID: 2025/S 000-076692] Correction of submission deadline",
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      "features": "Tenderers are required to complete all three stages of the procurement during publication of the tender before the published deadline (similar to the open procedure). This includes the Procurement Selection Questionnaire, Quality submission and price submissions.\nThe evaluation process to appoint Potential Suppliers to the Framework will involve three stages. The first stage will be 'Procurement Selection Questionnaire, the second stage will be the evaluation of the 'Quality' submission, and the third stage will be the evaluation of the 'Price' submission. Tenderers who fail Stage 1 (Conditions of Participation/Procurement Selection Questionnaire) will not have their Tender evaluated under Stage 2 (Quality); and Tenderers who fail Stage 2 (Quality) will not have their Tender evaluated under Stage 3 (Price).\nPlease note that a reduced tendering period is not being used as this Tender notice (as detailed under the Scope section) is a clarification to a Tender notice already published to correct an administrative error in relation to the submission deadline. This tender has been 'Live' from 25 November 2025.",
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    "description": "This notice is a clarification to the Tender Notice published on 25 November 2025:\n- Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-076691\n- Procurement Title : Framework Agreement for the provision for Alternative Provision, Education Outreach and Inclusion Services\n- Procurement Identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055608\nThe Council has identified an administrative error in the original Tender notice. The submission deadline stated in the notice is incorrect and is showing in the notice as being out of date.\nThe deadline for submission of tenders in the notice should have stated: 11:30am 19 January 2026 (as reflected on the e-tendering portal). To ensure transparency and equal treatment of suppliers, this submission deadline is being extended.\nThe revised and binding deadline for submission of tenders is now 12:00pm 26 January 2026 (as reflected on the e-tendering portal).\nProcurement Description (This remains as per the original notice):\nRoyal Greenwich Council would like to hear from service providers who are interested and capable of delivering excellent, high quality and outcome focussed education services to support and raise attainment, attendance, aspiration and engagement of vulnerable children and young people of statutory school age in education and for young people up to the age of 25 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan. To also work towards successful transition to education, employment or training post-16 at the end of Key Stage 4. The objectives of the services are to provide a flexible response to either compliment, or provide an alternative to the teaching and learning available within mainstream and specialist provision or for children not engaged in education.",
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