Alternative Education Services Framework
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£3.0m
Suppliers
56
Lots
4
Published
07 Jul 2026
Description
This is the award of a framework for alternative educational services for students who are: * Educated Other than at School (EOTAS) * Permanently excluded from a mainstream or special school and is awaiting to be transferred to a new educational setting *Any other reason, is not is education, employment or training (NEET) Value for the framework is approx. £600,000 per annum with the framework due to run for 5 years (provided extensions are taken). Tender documents were available via OPEN at: https://www.open-uk.org Reference Number for the procurement is OPEN2025772
Scope
- Reference
- OPEN2025772
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 10 May 2026 to 10 May 2029Possible extension to 10 May 2031
2 x 12 month extensions
- CPV classifications
- 80000000
- Contract locations
- North East England, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Delivery | — | quality | 30.00% |
| Staffing / Organisational Structure | — | quality | 20.00% |
| Service Flexibility | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Service Quality | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Service Outcomes | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 4 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£750k
Award date
02 Jul 2026
Contract start
31 Jul 2026
Contract end
31 Jul 2029
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alternative Provision Providers providing a qualification | £3.0m | complete |
| 2 | Nurture Provision | £3.0m | complete |
| 3 | Face to Face Tuition | £3.0m | complete |
| 4 | Online Tuition | £3.0m | complete |