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Ofsted-Registered Provision

LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING

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10 Sep 2026 at 14:26

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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10 Sep 2026 at 14:16

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Havering procured Ofsted-registered alternative education provision for children and young people who need full-time education outside mainstream settings. The service supports pupils permanently excluded from school, including those with Education, Health and Care Plans and special educational needs or disabilities, and is intended to meet the specialist requirements in their plans. The requirement covers secondary education services delivered in an alternative provision setting. Delivery is for pupils served by Havering in the United Kingdom, with the buying organisation based in Romford. The procurement concerns continued provision by an existing education provider, aimed at maintaining suitable education and avoiding disruption for vulnerable pupils already placed there.

This procurement has been awarded through a direct award to KORU EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD, an SME. The award date was 10 September 2026 and the awarded value is £2,428,300 gross. The contract period runs from 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2027, with an option to extend for one further year until 22 September 2028. The direct award was justified as additional or repeat services where changing supplier would produce incompatible provision and disproportionate difficulties. The stated purpose was continuity for pupils already placed with the provider. It is a single completed lot, under the light-touch regime, and the award is above the relevant threshold.

This requirement indicates demand for established, Ofsted-registered providers able to deliver full-time alternative education for secondary-age pupils. A credible future competitor would need to support permanently excluded children and pupils with SEND or Education, Health and Care Plans, while tailoring teaching and specialist provision to individual needs. The buyer’s rationale shows that continuity, compatibility with existing services and the ability to avoid disruption are commercially important, so providers would need dependable delivery, suitable safeguarding and education systems, and the capacity to maintain placements for vulnerable learners. The scale also points to an organisation able to manage a substantial cohort and sustain provision throughout the contract, rather than offer isolated tuition or short-term support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ofsted-Registered Provision

Notice Description

The Council has a statutory duty under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 to ensure that children who are permanently excluded receive suitable full-time education from the sixth day of exclusion. Beyond this, the Council has wider statutory obligations to children with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), many of whom require specialist alternative provision to meet the needs specified in their plans under the Children and Families Act 2014. This notice relates to a direct award contract for a period of one year with the option of an additional one year extension. This is for the continued delivery of full-time education in Alternative Provision setting by an existing provider.

Procurement Information

Additional or repeat goods, services or works. Direct award justified pursuant to Schedule 5 paragraph 7 on the basis that the services to be supplied are necessary, as a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving services that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing services and would cause disproportionate difficulties. Awarding this contract ensures continuity of provision for pupils already placed with this provider, avoiding unnecessary disruption to some of our most vulnerable children at a critical point in their education.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6e7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085937-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80200000 - Secondary education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,428,300 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Contract Period
23 Sep 2026 - 22 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ROMFORD
Postcode
RM1 4GR
Postcode Area
Romford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Havering
Electoral Ward
Marshalls & Rise Park
Westminster Constituency
Romford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KORU EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD

Further Information

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