Tender Notice Clarification: Framework Agreement for the provision of Tuition Services [Notice ID: 2025/S 000-076691] - Correction of submission Deadline

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        "description": "This notice is a clarification to the Tender Notice published on 25 November 2025: - Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-076691 - Procurement Title: Framework Agreement for the provision of Tuition Services. - Procurement Identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055603 The Council has identified an administrative error in the original Tender notice. The submission deadline stated in the notice is incorrect and is showing in the notice as being out of date. The deadline for submission of tenders in the notice should have stated: 11:30am 19 January 2026 (as reflected on the e-tendering portal). To ensure transparency and equal treatment of suppliers, this submission deadline is being extended. The revised and binding deadline for submission of tenders is now 12:00pm 26 January 2026 (as reflected on the e-tendering portal). Procurement Description (This remains as per the original notice): Royal Greenwich Council would like to hear from service providers who are interested and capable of delivering excellent, high quality and outcome focussed tuition services to support and raise attainment, attendance, aspiration and engagement of vulnerable children and young people of statutory school age in education and for young people up to the age of 25 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan. To also work towards successful transition to education, employment or training post-16 at the end of Key Stage 4. The objectives of the services are to provide a flexible response to either compliment, or provide an alternative to the teaching and learning available within mainstream and specialist provision or for children not engaged in education.",
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