Notice Information
Notice Title
Preliminary Market Engagement - Unregistered Alternative Provision Framework
Notice Description
North East Lincolnshire Council (the Authority) are undertaking this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to explore the potential for establishing new contractual arrangements for unregistered learning provision from providers who are not schools.
Planning Information
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=100634&TID=105882&B=
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f4f7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082542-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services
80310000 - Youth education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Dec 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jun 20266 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2034 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@nelincs.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01472000000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE
- Postcode
- DN31 1HU
- Post Town
- Doncaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Electoral Ward
- West Marsh
- Westminster Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082542-2025
12th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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