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title: "Alternative Provision Assessment Places"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04dc97"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-02-07"
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# Alternative Provision Assessment Places

Buyer: MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dc97

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## Summary

Middlesbrough Council has entered into a procurement process titled "Alternative Provision Assessment Places," which falls under the health and social work services category (CPV: 85000000). The process is at the Award stage and involves a 12-month contract with an option to extend for an additional 12 months. This contract is aimed at providing short-term alternative education provision for children and young people at risk of exclusion. The services will be delivered in the UKC12 region, specifically in Middlesbrough, with key activities starting from 7th February 2025. The procurement method used in this process is limited, indicating that the contract was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition due to specific criteria met by the provider.

This tender creates substantial opportunities for businesses involved in education and social work services. Given the nature of the contract, companies experienced in providing alternative education solutions, particularly those tailored to at-risk youth, would find this tender particularly fitting. The existing contract holder, The Learning Legacy Trust, is a regional SME contractor well-versed in the required service delivery. Potential competitors with the capability to offer high-quality, flexible education provisions and who can demonstrate reliability and previous success in similar contracts may find lucrative growth opportunities through such procurement deals.

## Notice

The Legacy Learning Trust will work with Middlesbrough Schools and Academies and the Inclusion team to provide short term Alternative Education Provision

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council is entering into a 12 month contract with an option to extend for a further 12 month period for Alternative Provision and assessment places for children and young people at risk of exclusion from their home mainstream school.

Options: 1 x 12 month extension

### Procurement Information

The contracted Provider are able to deliver an additional 12 months of a service which they have been contracted to deliver for the past 12 months. This will consist of repetition of similar service to the original contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004103-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £316,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Post town | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS1 2DT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC32 South Teesside |
| Local authority | Middlesbrough |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | TLC12 South Teesside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE LEARNING LEGACY TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 7 Feb 2025 at 09:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004103-2025

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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