AT1468 Alternative Education Provision - Primary, Secondary, 16+
Estimated value
£24.2m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
7
Published
18 Mar 2026
Description
Luton Council is looking to procure approved alternative education providers to meet the needs of learners who require educational provision to compliment, extend or replace their existing curriculum provision. Alternative provision may be in place for students who are at the point of permanent exclusion, have been excluded from school or unable to access educational provision in a school or further education provision on medical grounds, or due to mental health and anxiety conditions or complex learning disabilities. Providers must be able to provide either face-to-face provision or online tutorial. You must comply with the Quality Standards to be accepted onto the framework. The tender will be divided into Lots and sub-lots to meet various needs across the primary, secondary and 16+ age years to cover vocational, therapeutic, core GCSE subjects, one-to-one in person, online one-to-one and group learning and complex SEND, severe learning disabilities. This will be an open framework under the light touch regime. You must pass the quality questions to be accepted onto the open framework and meet the pricing requirements.
Scope
- Reference
- DN804684
- Total value
- £24,200,000 excluding VAT£29,040,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2036
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 80000000
- Contract locations
- Luton, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality standards must be complied with in full to be accepted onto framework. | quality | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Providers must be able to comply with the Quality Standards and receive a pass for each theme. The PDF download from the Central Digital Platform needs to be included. Pricing needs to be within 20% of the average cost for the respective lot.
Providers must be able to comply with and provide the required evidence for the Quality Standards and receive a pass for each theme. The PDF download from the Central Digital Platform must be included. Pricing needs to be within 20% of the average cost for the respective lot otherwise providers will be disqualified. Providers must comply with all instructions contained in the tender documents.
As Lot 1
See Lot 1
See lot 1
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 14 Apr 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- Please follow the instructions contained within the tender documents on the Proactis (ProContract) e-tendering portal https://procontract.due-north.com.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 7 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vocational | £3.0m | active |
| 2 | Therapeutic Provision | £1.4m | active |
| 3 | Alternative Education Centre (ACE) | £2.0m | active |
| 4 | One to One In Person Tuition | £9.0m | active |
| 5 | Online One to One and Group Learning | £1.6m | active |