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title: "Alternative Provision Framework for Children and Young People"
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# Alternative Provision Framework for Children and Young People

Buyer: DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-76386d03-0b27-4798-92ac-e9703be4e6c7

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## Summary

Dorset County Council, in collaboration with Bournemouth Borough Council and the Borough of Poole, is running a tender for the "Alternative Provision Framework for Children and Young People." This initiative aims to establish a comprehensive framework for high-quality alternative provision services across the South West region of the UK. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, following a competitive process that started with a tender period ending on 20 July 2018. The framework envisaged an operational period from September 2018 to September 2022, focusing on areas such as engagement, therapeutic services, counselling, vocational provision, and teaching, with an indicative annual spend of £499,525 for Dorset County Council. 

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational services, therapeutic interventions, and vocational training, particularly those that can address the diverse needs of children and young people. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to participate in this framework, benefiting from the rolling nature of the procurement which allows for continuous entry into the marketplace. With a broad scope for engagement, businesses focusing on unique and quality assurance-driven solutions will have competitive advantages in this procurement process.

## Notice

Dorset County Council, Bournemouth Borough Council and Borough of Poole are expanding the information we provide on alternative provision by establishing an Alternative Provision Framework. This is a competitive process in order to establish a Framework of value for money, quality assured Providers. The aim is that there will be a variety of Alternative Provision programmes/activities/services supporting children and young people which can be accessed by Bournemouth Borough Council, Dorset County Council, the Borough of Poole and all Schools (including specialist schools and academies). During the planning of this Framework the project group have developed a competitive process for organisations who provide alternative provision services to children and young people, to be added to a quality assured Framework in order that they can deliver their services throughout the county of Dorset, including Bournemouth and Poole. To comply with procurement regulations tenders will be invited for services within the main service categories, which are: * Engagement & Reengagement * Therapeutic * Counselling * Vocational Provision & Employability * Teaching To ensure that a range of Alternative Provision services are made available across the County that can meet the diverse range of needs and circumstances of children and young people, this tender is to establish a Framework of Alternative Provision providers across a range of services. It is our intention that the Framework will run from September 2018 to September 2022. The Framework is designated as a 'Rolling Flexible Framework' which is using the functionality of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) procedure and has been adapted under the Light Touch Regime. As soon as the competitive process closes then the next round will open. This will allow new providers to join the Framework and allow existing providers to change the services that they offer throughout the Framework period. This will ensure that children and young people continue to benefit from new opportunities, from the entry of new providers and have an evolving and wide range of choices/support to meet their needs. The intention is that the Framework will develop and change as required. Existing Framework members will remain on the Framework until it expires, they leave or are removed under the provisions of their individual Framework agreement and they will not need to re-join each year. The Framework will re-open and submissions will be evaluated on a 4-monthly basis. The indicative spend for Dorset County Council is PS499,525 per annum. Historically there has been a Dorset County Council contract in place for mentoring valued from PS97,900 - PS139,008. This indicative spend for Bournemouth Borough Council is PS424,869 per annum and the Borough of Poole indicative spend is PS197,282 per annum. This Tender is being advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0101bcdc-762a-44f9-9cf0-68db02c9e367 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic, Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Sep 2018 |
| Contract period | 17 Sep 2018 - 17 Sep 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £5,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DORCHESTER |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode | DT1 1XJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK64 Dorset |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Electoral ward | Dorchester West |
| Westminster constituency | West Dorset |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 79 |
| Supplier names | 1ST STAFF; A STAR ENGLISH; AIM COMMUNITY; ANSBURY; APRICOT ONLINE; AUXILIUM EDUCATION; AWESOME AMBITIONS; BARNARDO SERVICES LIMITED (BSL; BESPOKE LEARNING; BME PROMISE; BOURNEMOUTH CHURCHES HOUSING ASSOCIATION; CORE CREATIVE EDUCATION; CORFE VALLEY OUTDOOR LEARNING; DORSET TRADE SKILLS (SW; DORSET WELLBEING; EAQ (EQUINE ASSISTED QUALIFICATIONS; EAQ LUCCOMBE; EQUILIBRIUM YOUTH WORK COMMUNITY INTEREST; ESSENTIAL DRUG & ALCOHOL SERVICES (EDAS; ESSENTIAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES (EDAS; EXPERTENGLISHTEACHER; FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE; FLEET TUTORS; FRESH START IN EDUCATION; FUTURE ROOTS; GDF CONSULTANCY.COM; GO FISH EDUCATION; HIGH NEEDS INCLUSION SERVICE LTD (TRADING AS 360 DEGREES LEARNIN; HOOKE COURT; HORSERENITY; HUMPH SOUNDSTUDIO; INGENIOUS TUITION; INNOVATE DORSET; IVY RUSSELL LIMITED TRADING AS TARGETED PROVISION; JAMES KIRKBY; JURASSIC COAST TOURS; KEEHAN 2 ACHIEVE; LEARN SOLUTIONS LTD. TRADING AS TLC LIVE; LEARNING TO LIVE; LIVABILITY; MAGDALEN; MOTIVATIONAL AND PERSONAL SUCCESS; MOTOR-READY; MYTUTOR; NEETS.CO.UK; NISAI VIRTUAL ACADEMY; ONWARDS 'N' UPWARDS; PERSONALISED LEARNING DORSET; POSITIVE CHANGE SW; PROJECTWIREDUK; PROSPERO TEACHING; PURBECK YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; QUEST WORK SKILLS OFFERING PROGRAMMES RUN BY DAN ROBERT SHOEBRID; R.A.F.T. FANCYS FARM; RELATE DORSET & SOUTH WILTSHIRE; SILVERTREE; SOUTH WEST REGIONAL ASSESSMENT CENTRE; SUGARMAN EDUCATION; SUN CONNECTIONS; SUNRISE OUTDOOR ACADEMY; TEACHING PERSONNEL; THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY; THE CLASSROOM POOLE; THE HAPPY LEARNING CENTRE; THE KORU PROJECT; THE LUCCOMBE HUB; THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN; THEHORSECOURSE; TRACK CLINIC; TUTE EDUCATION; UNDERSTANDING EQUUS; WEY EDUCATION; WEYMOUTH COLLEGE; WILLOW BANKS FOREST SCHOOL TRADING UNDER SHERBORNE EQUESTRIAN LT; WISE EMPLOYMENT; YELLOW HOUSE HEALTH AND OUTREACH SERVICES; YOUNG DORSET; YOUTH OPTIONS; YOUTH RESOURCE SERVICES (THE RENDEZVOUS, SHERBORNE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 80310000 - Youth education services
- 80340000 - Special education services
- 80420000 - E-learning services
- 80513000 - Horse riding school services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 80590000 - Tutorial services

## Release History

- 15 Feb 2021 at 16:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0101bcdc-762a-44f9-9cf0-68db02c9e367
- 29 Apr 2020 at 13:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca09af4d-7981-4991-a86a-878591b190ad
- 5 Feb 2020 at 15:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7836fc44-0716-4651-a436-f41680315733
- 2 Oct 2019 at 14:25 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce78b8db-32e5-41ad-a27b-4ed827eedd55
- 5 Oct 2018 at 10:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce78b8db-32e5-41ad-a27b-4ed827eedd55
- 7 Jun 2018 at 14:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e675671f-9477-417e-af2d-89c1ca8bddc8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0101bcdc-762a-44f9-9cf0-68db02c9e367
  15th February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca09af4d-7981-4991-a86a-878591b190ad
  28th April 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7836fc44-0716-4651-a436-f41680315733
  5th February 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce78b8db-32e5-41ad-a27b-4ed827eedd55
  5th October 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e675671f-9477-417e-af2d-89c1ca8bddc8
  7th June 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=bab65177-576a-e811-80ed-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dorsetforyou.com/

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