Official UK procurement notice
Tier One Outreach Alternative Provision (AY25/26)
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a retrospective contract details notice for the Alternative Provision Tier One (Outreach) Service provided by Olive Academies between September 2025 - July 2026.
This involves delivering targeted early support within mainstream schools, supporting children across all Key Stages 1 - 4, to address emerging needs promptly. The goal is to provide assistance before challenges escalate for children, reducing the likelihood of exclusion, maximising engagement and participation in learning and promoting inclusion with the mainstream educational environment.
For the avoidance of doubt, the start date of this contract was 1st September 2025.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Mar 2026, 15:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 15:55 GMT
- Authority reference
DR099 / ITS097- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025928- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670afFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published20 Mar 2026, 15:55 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVE ACADEMIES | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · OLIVE ACADEMIES
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2026
- Value
- £400,000
- Period
- 16 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OLIVE ACADEMIESAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender