Official UK procurement notice
Alternative Provision Work Experience Specialist Support
Authority: The Careers and Enterprise Company (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCEC is delivering a programme to engage the Alternative Provision sector to increase the number of high-quality work experience opportunities offered to young people in Alternative Provision settings across England. Our aim is to commission a framework for up to 10 suppliers with the appropriate expertise to support the programme's aims and objectives including delivery of:
- Senior Leadership Engagement with AP System Leadership to deliver system readiness
- Curriculum design, to ensure work experience is embedded within wider Alternative Provision curriculum and pathways
- Employer partnerships, to build employer confidence, capability and appetite to offer high quality work experience opportunities to learners in Alternative Provision
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CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 10 suppliers
- Framework period
- 1 yr 4 mo · up to 2 yrs 11 mo from 27 Apr 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Mar 2029
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- NA
Published description of the framework
The framework will be established under 3 Lots based on scoring against Technical and Cost Criteria outlined in the tender paperwork. Call-off contracts/statement of works will be commissioned via the framework either via a direct award based on suitability or a further mini-competition.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £120,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Senior Leadership EngagementRenewalceiling above
To engage with senior leadership to ensure commitment and system readiness within AP institutions and Careers Hubs to enable careers to be seen as a lever for whole institution improvement.
Lot #2Curriculum DesignRenewalceiling above
Working to ensure Work Experience is embedded within wider AP curriculum and pathways, not delivered as a stand-alone activity but as a lever for skills development and career readiness resulting in positive transitions.
Lot #3Employer Partnerships for AP appropriate Work ExperienceRenewalceiling above
To build employer confidence, capability and appetite to offer high-quality WEX activity to AP learners, resulting in an increase in appropriate and relevant opportunities.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Senior Leadership Engagement | 80% | 20% | |
| 2 · Curriculum Design | 80% | 20% | |
| 3 · Employer Partnerships for AP appropriate Work Experience | 80% | 20% |
- Price carries 20 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2 points.
- “Alternative Provision Work Experience Specialist Support” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
1165- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021382- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066674Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · NA
Timeline
10 Mar 2026 → 27 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published230 days ago10 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMT
- Clarification questions by213 days ago27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends202 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown7 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by193 days ago16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts183 days ago27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published10 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender