Official UK procurement notice
Tender Notice Clarification: Framework Agreement for the provision for Alternative Provision, Education Outreach and Inclusion Services [Notice ID: 2025/S 000-076692] Correction of submission deadline
Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Local council)
This notice is a clarification to the Tender Notice published on 25 November 2025: The Council has identified an administrative error in the original Tender notice. Published lot titles: Alternative Provision; Vocational and Alternative Curriculum; Education Outreach and Inclusion Support.
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is a clarification to the Tender Notice published on 25 November 2025:
- Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-076691
- Procurement Title : Framework Agreement for the provision for Alternative Provision, Education Outreach and Inclusion Services
- Procurement Identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055608
The Council has identified an administrative error in the original Tender notice. The submission deadline stated in the notice is incorrect and is showing in the notice as being out of date.
The deadline for submission of tenders in the notice should have stated: 11:30am 19 January 2026 (as reflected on the e-tendering portal). To ensure transparency and equal treatment of suppliers, this submission deadline is being extended.
The revised and binding deadline for submission of tenders is now 12:00pm 26 January 2026 (as reflected on the e-tendering portal).
Procurement Description (This remains as per the original notice):
Royal Greenwich Council would like to hear from service providers who are interested and capable of delivering excellent, high quality and outcome focussed education services to support and raise attainment, attendance, aspiration and engagement of vulnerable children and young people of statutory school age in education and for young people up to the age of 25 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan. To also work towards successful transition to education, employment or training post-16 at the end of Key Stage 4. The objectives of the services are to provide a flexible response to either compliment, or provide an alternative to the teaching and learning available within mainstream and specialist provision or for children not engaged in education.
- How the procedure runs: Tenderers are required to complete all three stages of the procurement during publication of the tender before the published deadline (similar to the open procedure). This includes the Procurement Selection Questionnaire, Quality submission and price submissions. The evaluation process to appoint Potential Suppliers to the Framework will involve three stages. The first stage will be 'Procurement Selection Questionnaire, the second stage will be the evaluation of the 'Quality' submission, and the third stage will be the evaluation of the 'Price' submission. Tenderers who fail Stage 1 (Conditions of Participation/Procurement Selection Questionnaire) will not have their Tender evaluated under Stage 2 (Quality); and Tenderers who fail Stage 2 (Quality) will not have their Tender evaluated under Stage 3 (Price). Please note that a reduced tendering period is not being used as this Tender notice (as detailed under the Scope section) is a clarification to a Tender notice already published to correct an administrative error in relation to the submission deadline. This tender has been 'Live' from 25 November 2025.
- No preliminary market engagement: A preliminary market engagement notice was published 30 June 2025. Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-036190
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Aug 2031
Who may buy through it
The Council may at its discretion allow Royal Greenwich Maintained Schools, Academy Trusts and other Local Authorities to access the framework
Published description of the framework
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Alternative ProvisionRenewalPublished value£15,000,000
Lot 1 Alternative Provision will deliver a minimum of 25 hours (full-time) per week of education placements within a Department of Education (DfE) registered school on-site for secondary-aged pupils (Key Stages 3 and 4) who are permanently excluded, at risk of exclusion, or unable to engage with mainstream education.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document
Lot #2Vocational and Alternative CurriculumRenewalPublished value£6,000,000
Lot 2 Vocational and Alternative Curriculum will deliver a minimum of 18 hours per week of vocational education, primarily for Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils, combining practical, accredited learning with pathways into employment, apprenticeships, or further education. Placements shall include recognised vocational qualifications in practical courses such as motor mechanics, bricklaying, plumbing or hairdressing as well as core academic subjects, and embedded careers support.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document
Lot #3Education Outreach and Inclusion SupportRenewalPublished value£4,000,000
Lot 3 Education Outreach and Inclusion Support will deliver individualised interventions on an hourly basis to help prevent suspension, exclusions and sustain education placements. Providers collaborate with schools, SENCOs, and Inclusion Leads to support Children with emerging Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and behavioural challenges
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Tender Notice Clarification: Framework Agreement for the provision for…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- The Council may at its discretion allow Royal Greenwich Maintained Schools, Academy Trusts and other Local Authorities to access the framework · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jan 2026, 19:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 19:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004559- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060951Find a Tender
- How it runs
Tenderers are required to complete all three stages of the procurement during publication of the tender before the published deadline (similar to the open procedure). This includes the Procurement Selection Questionnaire, Quality submission and price submissions.
The evaluation process to appoint Potential Suppliers to the Framework will involve three stages. The first stage will be 'Procurement Selection Questionnaire, the second stage will be the evaluation of the 'Quality' submission, and the third stage will be the evaluation of the 'Price' submission. Tenderers who fail Stage 1 (Conditions of Participation/Procurement Selection Questionnaire) will not have their Tender evaluated under Stage 2 (Quality); and Tenderers who fail Stage 2 (Quality) will not have their Tender evaluated under Stage 3 (Price).
Please note that a reduced tendering period is not being used as this Tender notice (as detailed under the Scope section) is a clarification to a Tender notice already published to correct an administrative error in relation to the submission deadline. This tender has been 'Live' from 25 November 2025.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
19 Jan 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published291 days ago19 Jan 2026, 19:03 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends284 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by190 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts67 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Jan 2026, 19:03 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