AT1468 Alternative Education Provision - Primary, Secondary, 16+

Luton CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-061011Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£24.2m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

7

0 awarded

Published

18 Mar 2026

Deadline 20 Apr 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 VAT
Above 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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
QualityQuality 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.

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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.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Vocational£3.0mactive
2Therapeutic Provision£1.4mactive
3Alternative Education Centre (ACE)£2.0mactive
4One to One In Person Tuition£9.0mactive
5Online One to One and Group Learning£1.6mactive