Notice Information
Notice Title
Transformational Alternative Education Provision for Post-16 Learners in Bristol.
Notice Description
To provider NEET focused Transformational Alternative Education Provision for Post-16 Learners in Bristol as further described in the Requirements criteria. Full details are in the ITT document and specification.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Optional extensions of up to 24 months, therefore a maximum of 5 years in total contract duration.
Planning Information
To register interest, please contact procurement@cityofbristol.ac.uk, providing us with: - You organisation name - A contact name and position within the organisation - The contact email address and phone number We would also ask that you register as a supplier on https://thecpc.multiquote.com - all our College tenders are issued via this procurement portal. Details of the event will be finalised in early January. We will likely either hold an in-person event at one of our centres in Bristol, or a webinar. All interested parties will be invited to the event. We will contact organisations registering interest with further information as soon as it is available. Please do not contact any individual contacts you may have with the College in the interim - we will be in touch as soon as possible.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fa27
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018163-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Feb 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 6 Sep 2026 - 6 Sep 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS1 5UA
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- TLK11 Bristol, City of
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Hotwells and Harbourside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018163-2026
27th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084815-2025
19th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://suppliers.multiquote.com
To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17293. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA17293 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 0151 482 9230.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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