--- title: "Pseudo-DPS for Alternative Education Provision (AP) 2024 - 2027" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-05d5a309-ccec-4a56-aa96-a0f2857deff1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-05d5a309-ccec-4a56-aa96-a0f2857deff1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-05d5a309-ccec-4a56-aa96-a0f2857deff1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-05d5a309-ccec-4a56-aa96-a0f2857deff1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2025-02-11" --- # Pseudo-DPS for Alternative Education Provision (AP) 2024 - 2027 Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-05d5a309-ccec-4a56-aa96-a0f2857deff1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-05d5a309-ccec-4a56-aa96-a0f2857deff1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-05d5a309-ccec-4a56-aa96-a0f2857deff1.json) ## Summary Bedford Borough Council is seeking suitably qualified suppliers to join an Approved Provider List (APL) on a Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to deliver Alternative Education Provision (AP) for the period from 2024 to 2027. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage. The services are intended for children and young people in the East of England who are unable to access mainstream education due to social, emotional, and mental health needs or challenging behaviours. This procurement, classified under guidance and counselling services (CPV code 85312300) and special education services (CPV code 80340000), involves a mixture of education, tuition, individual support, coaching, mentoring, and therapeutic services, distributed across three lots. The procurement process follows an open procedure above the threshold, with a tender period ending on 22nd March 2027 and the contract period spanning from 27th April 2027 to 28th April 2027. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in educational support services tailored to children with specific needs. The involvement of various services, such as education, tuition, coaching, and therapeutic services, ensures that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) have a substantive role to play. Suppliers providing innovative or bespoke educational solutions could benefit greatly from participating, helping them to expand their market presence and foster growth through collaboration with a reputable local authority. Bedford Borough Council is committed to selecting providers that can offer high-quality educational outcomes and facilitate the reintegration of students into mainstream schooling. ## Notice An Approved Provider List (APL) on a Pseudo-DPS of suitably-qualified suppliers to deliver Alternative Education Provision to children and young people who are unable to access mainstream education provision due to their social, emotional and mental health needs and/or behaviours that challenge. These services are intended to be short-term interventions aimed at enabling a child or young person to achieve good educational outcomes and reintegrate back into mainstream school in a supported way. The services to be provided comprise a mixture of education, tuition, individual support, coaching, mentoring and therapeutic services dependent on the needs of the children/young people being worked with. The local authority will determine the level of service to be provided to individual children/young people. Services will be in 3 Lots. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2027 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 27 Apr 2027 - 28 Apr 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | ENGLAND | | Post town | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK42 9AP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford | | Local authority | Bedford | | Electoral ward | Cauldwell | | Westminster constituency | Bedford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80340000 - Special education services - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services ## Release History - 11 Feb 2025 at 15:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f - 11 Feb 2025 at 14:59 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f - 9 Aug 2024 at 09:09 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f - 14 May 2024 at 09:39 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f - 14 May 2024 at 08:22 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f - 13 May 2024 at 12:36 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f - 10 Apr 2024 at 08:58 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f - 10 Apr 2024 at 08:57 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f - 10 Apr 2024 at 08:55 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f 11th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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