--- title: "Swindon Borough Council - Young People Alternative Provision, Pre and Post 16 years - Education and Training" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a9428182-f6f5-4be2-b3dc-8c0d692b313c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a9428182-f6f5-4be2-b3dc-8c0d692b313c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a9428182-f6f5-4be2-b3dc-8c0d692b313c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a9428182-f6f5-4be2-b3dc-8c0d692b313c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2020-07-28" --- # Swindon Borough Council - Young People Alternative Provision, Pre and Post 16 years - Education and Training Buyer: SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a9428182-f6f5-4be2-b3dc-8c0d692b313c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a9428182-f6f5-4be2-b3dc-8c0d692b313c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a9428182-f6f5-4be2-b3dc-8c0d692b313c.json) ## Summary Swindon Borough Council is conducting a market engagement process titled "Young People Alternative Provision, Pre and Post 16 years - Education and Training". This initiative falls under the education and training services category and is situated in Swindon, South West England. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 25th August 2020, at 17:00. The purpose of this early engagement is to gather market insights that will assist the Council in defining a specification and preparing for a potential future procurement exercise. This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses focusing on education and training services, particularly those that specialise in supporting vulnerable young people. Businesses with expertise in alternative education, youth engagement, and preventive interventions for at-risk youth will find this tender especially relevant. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as their innovative approaches can greatly contribute to enhancing the educational outcomes for young individuals in Swindon. ## Notice Swindon Borough Council is seeking input from the market for the provision of an Alternative Provision (AP) education and training service that will reduce the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), with particular focus on young people in or on the fringes of the criminal justice system. This market assessment is not part of the procurement process, but is purely investigative in nature, to potentially assist the Council in defining a specification and contract for the services. In preparation for this, it is our intention to conduct a Soft Market Testing/Preliminary Market Engagement to review the current supply market. This advert relates to a proposed 'soft market testing' exercise only and is NOT a call for competition. Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise may be subject to separate procurement processes in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). All participants in this event shall be responsible for their own costs (including third party costs) and the Contracting Authority shall have no liability to any participant. The rationale for the Alternative Provision is to intervene and support vulnerable young people early to prevent the escalation of needs so as to increase life chances and deliver sustainable outcomes. Typically the profile of these young people can be one of low level disruption and significant absence from school or college with additional factors of vulnerability to exploitation within the community and possible involvement of the Youth Offending Team or substance misuse support services. Some of these young people may also have special educational needs (SEN) or have other vulnerability factors such as being in the care of the local authority (CLA) or being involved in the child protection system The purpose of this SMT questionnaire is to gain intelligence on the supply market for Swindon Borough Council's requirements, including information that will help define the most appropriate structure, plan and budget for any potential competitive procurement exercise. The closing date for the return of the SMT questionnaire/application to the event is 17.00 25th August 2020. For the avoidance of doubt, no information provided in response to this questionnaire will be used by the Council in assessing providers during any future procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd39673a-e728-4a6c-be5a-84b3e298ff11 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | 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 | 28 Jul 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Aug 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | 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 | SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN1 2JH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Eastcott | | Westminster constituency | Swindon South | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 28 Jul 2020 at 11:07 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd39673a-e728-4a6c-be5a-84b3e298ff11 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd39673a-e728-4a6c-be5a-84b3e298ff11 28th July 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=73f2378a-c0d0-ea11-8104-005056b64545 To participate in the Soft Market Testing use the link below. ## Notice URLs - http://www.swindon.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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