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Published 16 Jan 2026, 16:23 GMT

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Tender Notice Clarification: Framework Agreement for the provision of Tuition Services [Notice ID: 2025/S 000-076691] - Correction of submission Deadline

Official notice

Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Local council)

Open framework scheme3 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Framework ceiling (notional)£25,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Jan 2026
Lots 3see the lot list below
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

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: Universal Tuition; Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND); Complex and Medical Tuition.

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This 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 of Tuition Services.
  • Procurement Identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055603

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 The submission deadline stated in the notice is incorrect and is showing in the notice as being out of date.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 tuition 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 000-036150

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 Tenders document

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £5,000,000: 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 #1Universal TuitionRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEceiling above

Lot 1 Universal Tuition is designed for Children and young people with no or low additional needs who are experiencing academic underachievement and require curriculum catch-up, reintegration support, or temporary education. Universal Tuition is educational provision for pupils who do not have Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) as defined by the SEND Code of Practice 2015, and who are accessing tuition for reasons other than special educational or medical needs.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Authority is intending to establish an open framework in accordance with Section 49 of the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of Tuition Services. The Authority is required to re-open the Framework within the first three years of the term, to enable new providers to be admitted to it for the remainder of its term, which may be extended for any period/s up to a maximum of two further years, making a maximum framework term of 5 years.
Lot #2Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£15,000,000

Lot 2 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Tuition is designed for Children and young people with identified additional needs, including those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) challenges, Autism Spectrum Conditions, Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs), Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), Attention and Executive Functioning Difficulties. Pupils may present with long-term disengagement, avoiding school environments, high-risk or extremely challenging behaviours such as physical aggression or offending behaviour, and require specialist adaptations, resources, and equipment.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £15,000,000 exc. VAT · £15,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Authority is intending to establish an open framework in accordance with Section 49 of the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of Tuition Services. The Authority is required to re-open the Framework within the first three years of the term, to enable new providers to be admitted to it for the remainder of its term, which may be extended for any period/s up to a maximum of two further years, making a maximum framework term of 5 years.
Lot #3Complex and Medical TuitionRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEceiling above

Lot 3 Complex and Medical Needs Tuition is highly specialist educational provision for Pupils with significant medical, mental health, or multi-faceted needs that substantially impact their ability to engage in learning and require coordinated medical, therapeutic, and educational support during tuition delivery. Pupils may also be medically unfit for school attendance due to chronic conditions, injury, terminal illness, or inpatient care, and may require palliative care or hospital/home-based treatment.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Authority is intending to establish an open framework in accordance with Section 49 of the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of Tuition Services. The Authority is required to re-open the Framework within the first three years of the term, to enable new providers to be admitted to it for the remainder of its term, which may be extended for any period/s up to a maximum of two further years, making a maximum framework term of 5 years.

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Tender Notice Clarification: Framework Agreement for the provision of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

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
16 Jan 2026, 16:23 GMT
Last source update
16 Jan 2026, 16:23 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004067
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
London (UKI51)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060808 Find 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
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Jan 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published294 days ago
    16 Jan 2026, 16:23 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period ends284 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by190 days ago
    30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts67 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jan 2026, 16:23 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBB-6689-HZVL The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, London, SE18 6HQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender