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title: "Birmingham Virtual School Enrichment Framework"
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current_stage: "Planning"
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# Birmingham Virtual School Enrichment Framework

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d60a

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## Summary

Birmingham City Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the Birmingham Virtual School Enrichment Framework, aiming to enhance educational support for Children in Care. The process is currently at the 'planning' stage, focusing on a Soft Market Test, which requires stakeholders to complete a questionnaire by Noon on 24 November 2025. The procurement targets services categorized under sectors such as Education and Training, Vocational Training, and Recreational Services, with activities expected to start in April 2026. This framework will run for two years, with a potential extension period of another two years, primarily focused in Birmingham, UK.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses in the education, training, and community enrichment sectors to expand their service offerings to public sector clients. SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises are particularly encouraged to express interest, given their suitability acknowledged in the procurement framework. By participating, businesses can explore opportunities to provide services that support career development, specialised training, and community activities, all contributing to significant business growth through public sector partnerships.

## Notice

Birmingham City Council (BCC) is inviting expressions of interest to support commissioners in developing a clearer understanding of the provider landscape. This soft market engagement aims to explore the range of organisations operating in this space and gather insights into their capacity and interest in delivering Enrichment Activities for Birmingham's Children in Care both within the city and in other Local Authorities where children may be placed. This is an exploratory initiative aimed at gauging market interest, capacity, and the viability of a potential future procurement. Participation is entirely voluntary and will not influence your eligibility to engage in any subsequent procurement processes BCC acts as the corporate parent for the city's Children in Care (CIC) and Birmingham Virtual School (BVS) is a statutory service responsible for coordinating educational support for: * Children currently in care, * Previously looked-after children (PLAC), * Children with a social worker (CWSW), including those on child in need or child protection plans. * This duty applies to children living both within Birmingham and in other Local Authorities where they may be placed. BCC is considering the establishment of an Enrichment Framework for Birmingham Virtual School (BVS), aimed at supporting the delivery of enrichment activities that enhance the educational experience of looked-after children. The goal is to improve outcomes in achievement, inclusion, and progression by addressing their individual needs holistically. Services under the Enrichment Framework have been grouped into three as follows. * Lot 1 - Careers and Employment Support: Support for access to education, training and employment. * Lot 2 - Short Courses and Qualifications: Access to additional qualifications and accredited courses for all with a particular focus on young people at risk of leaving school without qualifications such as NEET, newly arrived unaccompanied asylum seekers. Supporting young people on to higher education and future careers. To support language barriers for those without English as a first language * Lot 3 - Community Enrichment Activities: Access to activities that expose young people to a range of cultural activities including, but not limited to, music, arts, theatre, dance, sport, outdoor learning and visits to destinations outside of their own town/city. Providers can bid for multiple lots. The Enrichment Framework will be for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years (on a 1+1 basis) subject to performance, budgetary availability and legislative changes. Activities, courses and programmes are estimated to begin from April 2026.

### Planning Information

The Soft Market Test (SMT) exercise is being issued via the Council’s e-tendering system, In-tend, with a link to an MS Forms questionnaire. Interested organisations are requested to complete and submit the questionnaire using the link:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Z86aaeTSzUuzA9K74rm78a25OehCvWdGmM3r15QnA7RUOTNMOTJSUE43MDQwQTYwRUZZT1pHV05QUC4u
Closing date for completion of questionnaire is Noon 24 November 2025.
Responses from the questionnaire will only be made available to the Virtual School. All information shared during this SMT will be treated confidentially and used solely to inform future commissioning decisions.
The ‘In-tend’ system is secure and free to use for organisations. If you have any questions on how to use this website, please contact cps@birmingham.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069297-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 12 Apr 2026 - 12 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 1BB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 92300000 - Entertainment services

## Release History

- 29 Oct 2025 at 11:39 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069297-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069297-2025
  29th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Z86aaeTSzUuzA9K74rm78a25OehCvWdGmM3r15QnA7RUOTNMOTJSUE43MDQwQTYwRUZZT1pHV05QUC4u
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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