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title: "Approved Provider FPS to Supply Alternative Provision to Salford Pupils"
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# Approved Provider FPS to Supply Alternative Provision to Salford Pupils

Buyer: SALFORD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dc2610d3-c897-417e-9923-7659c0037c58

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## Summary

Salford City Council is conducting a public procurement process for the project titled "Approved Provider FPS to Supply Alternative Provision to Salford Pupils." This procurement falls under the secondary education services category and is located in the North West region of England. The procurement has reached the award stage, with a total estimated contract value of £1.2 billion and a minimum value of £1.5 million. The contract period commenced on 2nd September 2019 and will conclude on 31st July 2023. The open procedure method was used to award contracts for various types of alternative provisions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational services, particularly those offering alternative education models, tutoring, and special educational needs support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, given the outlined suitability of these supplier types. Organizations providing services such as sports coaching, construction skills, and health and wellbeing programmes are ideally suited to respond to this procurement, which aims to enhance educational opportunities for Salford pupils.

## Notice

Salford City Council is creating a flexible purchasing system which schools and the Council can use to source and commission suitable alternative provision for their pupils in KS3 and KS4. The process for issuing calls for competition (Invitations to Tender) for individual requirements will be managed by the Council. Lot 1 - Full-time Alternative Provision - Min of 25 hours per week Lot 2 - Part-time Alternative Provision - Sports Science / Health & Wellbeing Lot 3 - Part-time Alternative Provision - Sports Coaching / Life Skills Lot 4 - Part-time Alternative Provision - Hair and Beauty Lot 5 - Part-time Alternative Provision - Construction Lot 6 - One-to-One Tutoring - Lot 7 - Complementary - Animal Care Lot 8 - Complementary - Innovation

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92718659-29a6-4740-b8f5-b0d400a592e4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jun 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2019 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2019 - 31 Jul 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,200,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,400,000 |
| 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 | SALFORD CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SWINTON |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M27 5AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Swinton & Wardley |
| Westminster constituency | Worsley and Eccles |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 32 |
| Supplier names | BOUNCEBACK EDUCATION; BRIGHTER FUTURES; CARRINGTON RIDING CENTRE; CITYWALL; CVS SPECIALIST TUTORS; EDINTERVENTION; EDSTART; EDSTART SPECIALIST EDUCATION; FORVIVA; GORILLA WARFARE; GORSE HILL STUDIOS; LYNX LEARNING; MEAP; MONARCH EDUCATION; MYSKILLS; NEXT LEVEL LEARNING; NISAI VIRTUAL ACADEMY; PHOENIX ALTERNATIVE PROVISION; RANDSTAD; RANSTAD; ROAR POTENTIAL; SALE SHARKS; SALE SHARKS COMMUNITY TRUST; SALFORD OPEN LEARNING; SMS EDUCATION; SOCIAL INCLUSION NETWORK (CSIN; SUGARMAN EDUCATION; THE PRINCES TRUST; THE WHITE ROOM; TOGETHER TRUST; VISION FOR EDUCATION; YMCA MANCHESTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80200000 - Secondary education services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2019 at 16:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92718659-29a6-4740-b8f5-b0d400a592e4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92718659-29a6-4740-b8f5-b0d400a592e4
  2nd December 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.salford.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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