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IA1256 (Year 8 Quarter 2) - The Provision of Opportunities to Improve Attainment and Engage Vulnerable Children and Young People in Education Contract Awards

Staffordshire County Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Staffordshire County Council procured education and training services to improve attainment and engage vulnerable children and young people in education. The requirement covered four areas: full-time alternative provision, part-time alternative provision, tutoring and complementary provision. Delivery was required across Staffordshire, including locations in and around Stafford and the wider West Midlands. The services sit within education and training, with an additional health and social work element. The arrangement was designed for call-off contracts under a dynamic purchasing system, allowing different providers to support individual children and young people through alternative education, tutoring and wider engagement activities. This is relevant to schools, alternative provision organisations, tutoring providers, training organisations and community-based services working with vulnerable learners.

The procurement is complete and multiple suppliers were awarded quarterly call-off contracts through a restricted procedure above the threshold, using a selective method and a fully electronic dynamic purchasing system. It was divided into four lots: full-time alternative provision, part-time alternative provision, tutoring and complementary provision. The tender deadline was 16 July 2018 at 12:00. The overall estimated value was £596,936.74, with a minimum estimated value of £540. Awards were made from 31 August 2018 onwards to providers including Nacro Education, Innovating Minds CIC, National Teaching & Advisory Service, Reflective School Support, Targeted Provision, Remedy Education, New Leaf AP and others. The overarching contract period ran from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2026; individual call-offs varied in value and duration.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from Staffordshire County Council for flexible alternative education and learner-support services, delivered through repeated short-term and longer-term call-offs. A credible future supplier would need to provide full-time or part-time alternative provision, tutoring or complementary activities, with the ability to improve attainment and engage vulnerable children and young people. The awarded supplier base included national education organisations, independent schools, tutoring businesses, community interest companies, training providers, sports organisations and small enterprises. This indicates that both specialist education providers and smaller community or voluntary organisations can be relevant, provided they can deliver safely and consistently for the council’s target learners. Useful strengths include adaptable delivery models, qualified teaching or support staff, learner engagement expertise and capacity to handle varied call-off requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

IA1256 (Year 8 Quarter 2) - 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 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 (Procatis). 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. Additional information: Please find the full award report at: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/business/selling-council/contract-award-notices

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fe96da64-867a-4c80-8068-7c7e39474591
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c0abc47-f1d2-4ada-aa54-c9c115877991
Current Stage
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All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, 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
£596,936 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£6,776,759 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jul 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Aug 20187 years ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2025 - 26 Jun 2026 6-12 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORD
Postcode
ST16 2DH
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
56
Supplier Names

1st Staff

AIM CIC

Achieve, Inspire and Motivate CIC

Aldridge Premier Tuition

Alpha Learning Staffordshire Limited

BES Tuition

BESTuition

Be My Tutor

Bespoke Training & Education

Bespoke Training and Education

Bright Sparks Tuition

Burton Albion Community Trust

Chase Aqua Rural Enterprise CIC

Chuckle Productions Ltd

Cicely Haughton School

Cornerpost Education Centre

Dragon Football Academy

E Quality Training

EM Skills Enterprise

EM Skills Enterprise CIC

Eagle's Nest Project

Eagles Nest

Eagles Nest Project

Equal Education

Equal Education LTD

Equal Education Ltd.

Equality Training

HRPE

HRPE Education

Innovating Minds CIC

Insight Wellbeing Services Ltd

Ivy Russell

JP Alternative Education Ltd

Kojikojo Ltd

Midlands Psychology CIC

Nacro Education

National Teaching & Advisory Service

New Leaf AP

New Leaf Alternative Provision

Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd

Phoenix U16 Independent School

Reflective School Support

Reflective School Support Limited

Remedy Education Limited

Remedy Education Ltd

Sporting Stars Academy

THE NATIONAL TEACHING & ADVISORY SERVICE LIMITED

Targeted Provision

Targeted Provision Ltd

Targeted Provision Ltd.

The Haven School

Visionary Individual Pathways

Visionary Individual Pathways Ltd

Visionary Individual Pathways Ltd.

Winchmore Tutors Ltd

Winchmore Tutors Ltd.

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