--- title: "SCC WT Market Engagement Event for Independent Alternative Provision December 2024" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-65733a38-26dd-4be4-a712-fee4288a5085" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-65733a38-26dd-4be4-a712-fee4288a5085" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65733a38-26dd-4be4-a712-fee4288a5085.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65733a38-26dd-4be4-a712-fee4288a5085.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-11-25" --- # SCC WT Market Engagement Event for Independent Alternative Provision December 2024 Buyer: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-65733a38-26dd-4be4-a712-fee4288a5085 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-65733a38-26dd-4be4-a712-fee4288a5085) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65733a38-26dd-4be4-a712-fee4288a5085.json) ## Summary Surrey County Council (SCC) is in the planning stage for a Market Engagement Event focused on Independent Alternative Provision, scheduled for 4th December 2024. This event will be held at Woodhatch Place in Reigate, England, specifically for discussing the next tender window of their Independent Alternative Provision Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The primary objective is to gather input from experienced providers in this sector and to provide guidance on the procurement process. The engagement end date is also on 4th December 2024, and the overarching industry category is primary, secondary, and special education services, as well as youth education and tutorial services. This market engagement presents significant business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in Independent Alternative Provision, particularly those offering one-to-one support, community-based services, and specialist therapies. Providers experienced with tutoring, post-16 support services, and services supporting children's additional needs are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. Surrey County Council welcomes collaboration and partnerships within a lead provider model, making it an ideal opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs. Attendance is limited to three attendees per organisation, and participants are encouraged to register in advance. ## Notice Please note this is a Market Engagement Event, not a Tender Opportunity. Surrey County Council (SCC) is looking to further develop its Independent Alternative Provision Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) and would like to hear from organization's who have experience in this area of provision. This is not an invitation to tender. Following the previous Market Engagement Workshops and events in 2023/2024 and culminating to the first successful opening of the DPS and round two going live in December 2024, Surrey County Council warmly invites you to take part in our Market Engagement Event for potential and existing providers of Independent Alternative provision. This includes Non-Maintained Independent (NMI) provision who may wish to contribute to Surrey County Council's Independent Alternative Provision (AP) community. The event will be held on Wednesday 4th December 2024 at 1.00pm - 2.00pm. The Market Engagement event will be running differently than the previous two rounds and the purpose of this event will be to primarily provide hints/tips/areas to consider around the next tender window, based on the learning from evaluating Round One and Two. In addition this will be an opportunity to: * Provide information on registering to the e-tendering system Proactis and share resources to support Providers with using the system; * Outline next steps in the procurement process and proposed timetable * An opportunity to answer questions from potential providers Independent Alternative Provision is provision largely for one-to-one support, children and young people who require specialist intervention (in many cases but not exclusively for their additional needs) which in many cases is delivered in the home or in the community with the support of / or at the request of families. This may include: * Tutoring (QTS qualified and non QTS qualified) * Specialist teachers * Services supporting education * Community based service(s) (for example, equine care) * Registered therapy (such as physiotherapy, speech & language or Occupational) * Post-16 Support Services & pathways Any interested organisation or consortium with the experience, capability and capacity to deliver Independent Alternative Provision services as laid out in this PIN notice may register for the Market Engagement Event. The Commissioning organisations welcome collaborations and partnerships organised within a lead provider model. Aligned to the SEND green paper, Independent AP should be seen as an important part of the overall education support offer for children and young people that require it. The SEND green paper can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-and-ap-green-paper-responding-to-the-consultation Please register your attendance to the market engagement eventhere: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ff86bf71-45f7-4e73-bf85-8fa3b3f1b288@d961b545-104c-4ed0-8582-1f570f0595cd Please note that attendance will be limited to 3 attendees per organisation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/78074970-c550-463c-8276-a111bdf722ab | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Dec 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | REIGATE | | Post town | Redhill | | Postcode | RH2 8EF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ26 East Surrey | | Local authority | Reigate and Banstead | | Electoral ward | South Park & Woodhatch | | Westminster constituency | Reigate | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80100000 - Primary education services - 80200000 - Secondary education services - 80310000 - Youth education services - 80340000 - Special education services - 80590000 - Tutorial services - 85142100 - Physiotherapy services ## Release History - 25 Nov 2024 at 19:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/78074970-c550-463c-8276-a111bdf722ab ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/78074970-c550-463c-8276-a111bdf722ab 25th November 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ff86bf71-45f7-4e73-bf85-8fa3b3f1b288@d961b545-104c-4ed0-8582-1f570f0595cd - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-and-ap-green-paper-responding-to-the-consultation ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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