Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Opportunities to Improve Attainment and Engage Vulnerable Children and Young People in Education Contract Awards
Notice Description
The Council invites suppliers to tender for a Dynamic Purchasing System (known as DPS) for the provision of Opportunities to Improve Attainment and Engage Vulnerable Children and Young People in Education. Suppliers are able to tender against one or more of the following lots: Lot 1 - Full-time alternative provision; Lot 2 - Part-time alternative provision; Lot 3 - Tutoring; Lot 4 - Complementary Provision. This DPS is run as a completely electronic process using the Authority's eSourcing solution (Proactis). This Award Notice is to advise the market of Call-off Contracts that have been awarded from the DPS on a quarterly basis again respective Lots. Please find the full award report at: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/Contract-award-notices/Alternative-education-award-notices.aspx Additional information: The full award report can be found at: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/Contract-award-notices/Alternative-education-award-notices.aspx
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4d40cccc-d12a-4e60-bf41-b1ef042dcf4f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc6432b6-6cd2-41c9-9c5f-0195b45209d5
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £363,139 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £10,014 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jul 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jul 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Sep 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 4 Mar 2025 - 23 May 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STAFFORD
- Postcode
- ST16 2LP
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Stafford
- Electoral Ward
- Forebridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Stafford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc6432b6-6cd2-41c9-9c5f-0195b45209d5
28th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb56ea40-009e-4d35-b629-ede6b2e9a68d
4th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0f34108-fde8-45e1-b821-6fbce64a516b
20th December 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/Contract-award-notices/Alternative-education-award-notices.aspx
Full award notice can be found at the given link.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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