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title: "Alternative Education Provision"
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# Alternative Education Provision

Buyer: BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05125f

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## Summary

Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council (BCP Council) has recently completed a procurement process for the Alternative Education Provision in the UK region of UKK24. The process encompassed multiple stages from planning and tendering to the award phase, with the final award date being 26 March 2026. The procurement aimed at establishing a framework for alternative educational services to meet the educational needs of children and young people who require additional support outside of mainstream schools. Using an open procurement method under a competitive flexible procedure, the framework consists of multiple lots focusing on full-time, part-time, and early intervention in-school provisions, with a total contracting period beginning on 13 April 2026 and lasting up to 12 April 2033, including potential extensions.

This tender opens significant business growth opportunities, especially for suppliers in the education and training services sector, as well as those providing health and social work services. With the procurement process promoting a flexible framework agreement and allowing competition at various points, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have ample chances to participate. Businesses specialising in alternative education methods or those capable of fulfilling special educational needs will find this framework particularly suitable, as evidenced by the diverse array of participating bidders, ranging from SMEs like 1ST STAFF LIMITED and 33 RECRUITMENT LTD, to larger entities like New Forest Care Limited. This procurement allows for enhanced collaboration with local authorities, providing the potential to establish long-term contractual engagements and deliver innovative educational solutions across the region.

## Notice

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) are seeking suppliers to provide the following service. Alternative Education Provision Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council is committed to meeting the educational needs of all children and young people (CYP) across the conurbation. To do this, BCP will ensure all children receive the right support, in the right place at the right time. Most children and young people have their educational needs met in mainstream schools. However, a small proportion of CYP require additional support, or education via a specialist school setting. In some cases, when a school cannot meet the needs of the CYP, Alternative Education Provision is sought. The BCP Alternative Education Provision Framework will support the delivery of high quality provision, that meets the individual needs of our children and young people. The Service Specification will set out the requirements necessary to achieve the intended aims and objectives of the Framework.

### Lot Information

Full-time Alternative Education Provision

Lot 1 - Full-time Alternative Education Provision

Renewal: Options to extend are subject to satisfactory performance throughout the life of the contract and the Council's confirmation of funding availability (budget).

Part-time Alternative Education Provision

Lot 2 - Part-time Alternative Education Provision

Renewal: Options to extend are subject to satisfactory performance throughout the life of the contract and the Council's confirmation of funding availability (budget).

Early Intervention, In-school Alternative Education Provision

Lot 3 - Early Intervention, In-school Alternative Education Provision

Renewal: Options to extend are subject to satisfactory performance throughout the life of the contract and the Council's confirmation of funding availability (budget).

### Planning Information

Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council (BCP Council) are hosting an online market engagement event on Wednesday 11th June at 10:00-12:00 to promote our commissioning intentions for a new framework for the provision of Alternative Education Provision (AEP) commissioned by BCP Council.
This market engagement event is open to all providers who have an interest in the delivery of AEP. The event will offer providers with the opportunity to learn more about BCP Council's vision for working with providers of AEP through independent registered schools and unregistered part-time providers across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, an overview of BCP Council's latest data and find out about the procurement process. 
The tender opportunity is due to be published on Supplying the Southwest in July 2025. 
To register for the market engagement event please send an email to art.contracts@bcpcouncil.gov.uk by Monday 9th June 2025, midday with your First and Last Name and organisation name.
Participation or non-participation in this market engagement event shall not prejudice organisations participating in any future procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any organisation at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028483-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 12 Apr 2026 - 12 Apr 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,000,000 |
| Lots value | £49,000,000 |
| Awards value | £49,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Post town | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 109 |
| Supplier names | 1ST STAFF; 33 RECRUITMENT; A STAR ENGLISH; A STAR LEARNING SERVICES; ABCDE HUB; ACADEMY21; ACHIEVE WITH HENSON TUTORING; ACKERMAN PIERCE; ACTIVE MENTORING; ADVENTURE PIRATE; ADVOCATE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION; AFFABLE ALTERNATIVE PROVISION; AIMCOMMUNITY; AJ ZION; ASPIRE HOME TUTORING; ASPIRE LIFE SPORTS; ATTENTIVE CARE SOLUTIONS; BACK ON TRACK MENTORING; BE MY TUTOR; BESPOKE LEARNING; BEST FOOT FORWARD EDUCATION; BOURNEMOUTH FAMILY CARE; BRIGHT FUTURES SEN COACHING; BRIGHTER FOOTSTEPS MENTORING; BRIGHTTEACH; CALDER & HANNAM; CERTUS EDUCATION; CHIPCHASE TUTORING; CHURCH KNOWLE RURAL LEARNING; CORFE VALLEY OUTDOOR LEARNING; CREATIVE OUTLOOK EDUCATION; DEERVIEW EQUINE INTERVENTIONS; DIVERSE ABILITIES PLUS; DORSET COMMUNITY ACTION; DORSET PATHWAYS; DORSET WELLBEING; EDCLASS; EDUCATION AND FAMILY WELLBEING SERVICE; ELEVATE MENTORING AND SUPPORT SERVICES; EMMA NEWTON; EMPLOY MY ABILITY (EMA; ENDEAVOUR360; ENEMY OF BOREDOM ACADEMY; FA EDUCATION; FETS LEARNING; FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE; FLEET EDUCATION SERVICES; FOREST EQUINE THERAPY; FRESH START IN EDUCATION; GDF CONSULTANCY.COM; GO FISH EDUCATION; GOES WILD LTD T/A GOES WILD EDUCATION; HELP 4 KIDZ; HIGH NEEDS INCLUSION SERVICE; HOLDEN KNIGHT RECRUITMENT; HORSERENITY COMMUNITY INTEREST; ILLUMINATE AP; INCLUSIVE OUTREACH; INNOVATE DORSET; INSIGHT WELLBEING SERVICES; INSPIRING KIDS; LEARN SOLUTIONS; LEARNING TO LIVE; MBN ARTS; MEDIC MIND; MG SUPPORT SERVICES; MOTIVATIONAL AND PERSONAL SUCCESS; NAVIGATE 11-25 ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROVIDER; NEW FOREST CARE; NEXT STEPS EDUCATION; NISAI VIRTUAL ACADEMY; OAKTREE EDUCATION SERVICES; OCEM; ONWARDS 'N' UPWARDS; OUTCOMES FIRST 4; PROJECT RESET; PROSPERO GROUP; Q.U.E.S.T WORK SKILLS; RAISEAP; RICHARD FAHIME AKBAR; RIGHT START TUTORING; RISE ALTERNATIVE PROVISION; ROUTES LEARNING; ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS SADDLE CLUB; SAILS EDUCATION; SAMEE; SEND4; SENSE LEARNING; SKILLSPIRE EDUCATION; SOMERFORD YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE; SOUTH COAST LEARNING; SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST; STAR PLAYER; SUGARMAN HEALTH AND WELLBEING; SUMMIT EDUCATION; TEACHING PERSONNEL; THE BUSY GROUP; THE GALE FOUNDATION TRUST; THE KORU PROJECT; THE READING DOCTOR; THE REPTILE ACADEMY; THE TUTOR; THE WAVE FORWARD; THINK4WARD; THRIVE MENTORING; TUTE EDUCATION; UKG; WHOLE HUMAN EDUCATION; YOUNG DORSET |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 27 Mar 2026 at 12:28 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028483-2026
- 10 Oct 2025 at 12:00 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064162-2025
- 13 May 2025 at 15:32 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020979-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028483-2026
  27th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064162-2025
  10th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020979-2025
  13th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://Www.sameecharity.org
- http://advocateap.weebly.com
- http://astarenglish.com
- http://creativeoutlookeducation.com
- http://fa.education.com
- http://goeswildeducation.co.uk
- http://horserenity.co.uk
- http://sycc.org
- http://theoutdoorlearningcompany.co.uk
- http://www.1ststaff.co.uk
- http://www.abcdehub.com
- http://www.achievewithhensontutoring.co.uk
- http://www.adventurepirate.co.uk
- http://www.aimcommunity.org
- http://www.ajzion.co.uk
- http://www.aspirelifesports.co.uk
- http://www.astarlearningservices.com
- http://www.attentivecaresolutions.co.uk
- http://www.bemytutorlocal.co.uk
- http://www.bespokelearningltd.com
- http://www.bournemouthfamilycare.co.uk
- http://www.certuseducation.co.uk
- http://www.corfevalleyoutdoorlearning.co.uk
- http://www.deerviewequineinterventions.org
- http://www.dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk
- http://www.dorsetpathways.co.uk
- http://www.educ8sen.co.uk
- http://www.employmyability.org.uk
- http://www.endeavour360.co.uk
- http://www.five-rivers.org
- http://www.forestequinetherapy.com
- http://www.galefoundation.org.uk
- http://www.gdfconsultancy.com
- http://www.gofisheducation.com
- http://www.hawthornlearning.org
- http://www.help4kidz.co.uk/
- http://www.inclusiveoutreach.org
- http://www.innovatedorset.co.uk
- http://www.insightwellbeing.co.uk
- http://www.inspiringkids.co.uk
- http://www.korucic.com
- http://www.l2leducation.org
- http://www.limt.co.uk
- http://www.mbnarts.co.uk
- http://www.medicmind.co.uk
- http://www.mgsupportservices.co.uk
- http://www.nisai.com
- http://www.oaktreeeducation.co.uk
- http://www.ocem.org.uk
- http://www.onwardsnupwards.org.uk
- http://www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk
- http://www.prosperoteaching.com
- http://www.questworkskills.com
- http://www.raiseap.co.uk
- http://www.reptileacademy.co.uk
- http://www.rightstart-tutoring.co.uk
- http://www.riseap.co.uk
- http://www.routeslearning.co.uk
- http://www.send4.co.uk
- http://www.starplayerltd.co.uk
- http://www.sugarmanhealth.com
- http://www.summitprovision.com
- http://www.teachingpersonnel.com
- http://www.the-tutor.co.uk
- http://www.thereadingdoctors.com
- http://www.thewaveforward.co.uk
- http://www.threesixzero.org
- http://www.tute.com
- http://www.youngdorset.org
- https://academy21.co.uk/
- https://backontrackbournemouth.co.uk/
- https://brighterfootsteps.com/
- https://churchknowlerurallearning.co.uk/
- https://conexustuition.co.uk/find-a-class/southbourne-christchurch-and-bournemouth-east/
- https://diverseabilities.org.uk
- https://eobacademy.com/
- https://fleeteducationservices.com/about-us/
- https://freshstartineducation.co.uk/
- https://holdenknight.com/recruitment/healthcare
- https://navigate1125.co.uk/
- https://newforestcare.com/
- https://nextstepseducation.org
- https://thebusygroup.org.uk/
- https://think4ward.co.uk
- https://ukg.education/home/alternative-provision/
- https://urbanshantibournemouth.co.uk/bright-futures/
- https://www.ackermanpierce.com/
- https://www.bestfootforward.org.uk/
- https://www.brightteach.com
- https://www.dorsetwellbeing.org
- https://www.edclass.com/
- https://www.efws.co.uk/
- https://www.illuminateap.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.racsaddleclub.co.uk/
- https://www.sails-op.com/education
- https://www.senselearning.co.uk/
- https://www.southerneducationtrust.com/
- https://www.tlclive.com/

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