Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of KS3 and KS4 Onsite Alternative provision - Pre-Market Engagement
Notice Description
Greater Manchester Academy Trust (GMET) require an experienced, suitably qualified provider to design, deliver, and manage an on-site alternative provision on school sites. The current requirement for onsite alternative provision is for The East Manchester Academy (TEMA) which is part of the Greater Manchester Academy Trust. Additional options may be available to expand this provision to other schools within the Trust subject to satisfactory performance. TEMA is a mainstream secondary school with approximately 1050 pupils, located in Beswick, Manchester. We are committed to inclusion and early intervention to support all learners. The school has identified a need for a dedicated on-site AP to cater for up to 20 pupils who encounter challenges or require additional support/ provision to access mainstream education. Mobilisation will commence ASAP following tender award and agreement of terms to allow fort a contract start 01.08.26 (Note first deliver dates will start w/c 24.08.26 at mandatory Inset dates before onsite delivery commences 01.09.26). Please see the Pre-Market Engagement Guidance brief available for download from https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home for further information.
Planning Information
Please register on the In-tend Education portal (free of charge) at https://www.intendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home From this site you can download the tender brief providing an overview of the requirement with further instructions for the subsequent tender - including a full timetable. This site will also be used tender publication. Should you have any issues accessing the site please contact anna@agmprocurement.com. IMPORTANT: Following receipt of an expression of interest / response to the brief GMET will assess responses and where additional clarification would support the process a Teams meeting will be arranged. Teams meetings will be held between 19.01.26 and 30.01.26. Note: the latest date for submission of expressions of interest is 26.01.26 however, to support earlier engagement GMET encourages interested parties to submit as early as possible to enable further engagement to progress ASAP. Please log onto In-tend via https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home and register your interest in accordance with the instructions provided in the Pre Market Engagement Brief. Should you have any difficulty accessing In-tend or the brief please contact anna@agmprocurement.com, alternatively all questions should be raised via the correspondence function of In-tend.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0603f8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002826-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80200000 - Secondary education services
80310000 - Youth education services
80340000 - Special education services
80410000 - Various school services
80490000 - Operation of an educational centre
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jan 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 11 Feb 20264 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 28 Aug 2028 2-3 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
- GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Anna Manns
- Contact Email
- anna@agmprocurement.com
- Contact Phone
- 07538484420
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M16 8GW
- Post Town
- Manchester
- 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
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
-
- Local Authority
- Lichfield
- Electoral Ward
- Little Aston & Stonnall
- Westminster Constituency
- Tamworth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002826-2026
13th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002387-2026
12th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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