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Children's External Placements Education & Tuition PDPS Reopening 1

PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL

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02 Feb 2026 at 15:23

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Peterborough City Council is inviting suppliers to participate in a procurement process titled "Children's External Placements Education & Tuition PDPS Reopening 1," under the health and social work services category. This tender falls within the Light Touch Regime as outlined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, allowing for certain flexibilities in procurement. The procurement involves a pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) for multiple lots, including fostering agencies, residential children's homes, and education provisions, among others. Located in England, the contract period is set to start from 9th June 2026 to 31st August 2029, with the tender submission closing on 4th March 2026 at midday.

This procurement offers growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) through a multi-supplier arrangement, potentially providing access to substantial funding worth £738,162,313. Businesses suited to this tender include those operating in independent fostering, residential children’s care, and special education services, by enhancing the educational welfare of children in Peterborough and aiding in their local integration. Successful bidders may also participate in mini-competitions for enhanced engagement and collaboration, further widening opportunities for business development and impact within the local community.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's External Placements Education & Tuition PDPS Reopening 1

Notice Description

The procurement is the reopening up a multi supplier "pseudo DPS" (referred to as "PDPS"). As the PDPS Agreement will be "pseudo PDPS", it will look and feel similar to a DPS agreement set up under Regulation 34 of the PCR. This means that the Authority envisages the PDPS will re-open at (12) twelve-month intervals (or at other intervals at the Authority's discretion) for new providers to apply or previously unsuccessful providers to re-apply. Reopening of the PDPS is solely at the discretion of the Authority. The Procurement is being run using a procedure similar to the open procedure described in Regulation 27of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). However, the Authority reserves the right to deviate from the formalities of the open procedure given the flexibilities permitted by Regulation 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurements for "Social and Other Specific Services", otherwise referred to as "Light Touch Regime" procurement * Lot 1 Independent Fostering Agencies * Lot 2 Residential Children's Homes * Lot 3 Independent Special Education Provisions/Post 16 Placements * Lot 4 Out of School Tuition * Lot 5 Post 16 Alternative Provision There is an additional Lot 6 which will comprise of mini competition stage, Please note that only those bidders that are awarded onto Lots as detailed below will be invited to participate in mini competition * Lot 6a - Only those successfully awarded onto Lot 1 Independent Fostering Agency will be invited to participate * Lot 6b - Only those successfully awarded onto Lot 2 Residential Children's Homes will be invited to participate * Lot 6c - Only those successfully awarded ont Lot 3 Independent Special Education Provision will be invited to participate * Lot 6d - Only those successfully awarded onto Lot 4 Out of School Tuition and Alternative Provision will be invited to participate * Lot 6e - Only those successfully awarded onto Lot 5 Post 16 Education will be invited to participate Where it is appropriate to do so, Peterborough is committed to supporting children and young people to remain living and learning in their local area. Please Note For Independent Special Educational Provisions offering 38+ week boarding or 52 week placements, Providers will need to meet the requirements within both the Lot 3 Specification (for ISEPS) and Lot 2 Specification (for Residential Children's Homes) The definition of Partner Organisation for the purpose of this procurement will be any Educational Establishment within Peterborough as defined at: https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/residents/schools-and-education/all-schools-colleges, or any Local Authority Council in England whether County, Unitary, District, Borough, Metropolitan, parish or community Council as defined at http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=8ccfd6da-4500-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0b54c89a-dc0f-4045-bcbe-523d0f45e542
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Public Contract Regulations 2015 Open Procedure relying upon flexibilities afforded by the Light Touch Regime
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£738,162,313 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Feb 20263 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Jun 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE1 8TY
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Further Information

Notice Documents

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