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title: "WCC Preliminary Market Engagement for the provision of A Learning Outside the Classroom, Educational Visits Advice and Reporting Service for all Warwickshire County Council Maintained Schools"
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# WCC Preliminary Market Engagement for the provision of A Learning Outside the Classroom, Educational Visits Advice and Reporting Service for all Warwickshire County Council Maintained Schools

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wcc-preliminary-market-engagement-for-the-provision-of-a-learning-outside-the-classroom-ed-ocds-h6vhtk-066775). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Warwickshire County Council: "WCC Preliminary Market Engagement for the provision of A Learning Outside the Classroom, Educational Visits Advice and Reporting Service for all Warwickshire County Council Maintained Schools". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Warwickshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/warwickshire-county-council-ons-e10000031)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG13
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wcc-preliminary-market-engagement-for-the-provision-of-a-learning-outside-the-classroom-ed-ocds-h6vhtk-066775#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066775`

## 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/wcc-preliminary-market-engagement-for-the-provision-of-a-learning-outside-the-classroom-ed-ocds-h6vhtk-066775#tl-md)

## Description
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is seeking to understand market capacity, capability and interest in delivering a Learning Outside the Classroom, Educational Visits Advice and Reporting Service for WCC-maintained schools.
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement (PME) exercise is to:
•	Test assumptions about service design and delivery models
•	Understand current market offerings and innovations
•	Identify potential providers and gauge interest in providing this service
•	Gather feedback to refine the forthcoming service specification and procurement approach.
WCC maintains statutory responsibilities related to the health, safety and management of educational visits and offsite activities.
The current service supports:
•	106 maintained schools with a total of 25,888 pupils on roll.
The service ensures that planning, risk assessment, reporting and emergency procedures related to offsite educational activities reflect national best practice and statutory requirements.
WCC anticipates procuring a service to deliver the following:
1.	Advisory and Support Services
2.	Reporting and Quality Assurance
3.	Training Services
4.	IT System

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2029
- **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%2F021886-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-11T15:19:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T10:54:26.629Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066775