PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT FOR OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND ALTERNATIVE PROVISION EDUCATION SERVICES
Description: Tove Learning Trust is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to inform the potential future procurement of specialist outdoor education, forest school and alternative provision services for pupils across its academies. The Trust is seeking to engage with providers capable of delivering high-quality, specialist educational provision for children and young people, including those with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Social, Emotional and Behavioural Needs (SEBN), pupils who have been permanently excluded or are at risk of exclusion, and those requiring targeted interventions to support reintegration into mainstream or specialist education. The potential scope of services may include one-to-one support, small group interventions, paired provision with enhanced staffing ratios, whole-class outdoor learning and forest school programmes, curriculum-linked experiential learning including qualifications (e.g. ASDAN, DofE), therapeutic and personal development (read more...)
Summary: Tove Learning Trust, a public authority under the sub-central government in the United Kingdom, is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to explore the future procurement of outdoor and alternative education services. The initiative is in the planning stage, aiming to inform subsequent procurement strategies for specialist educational provisions including forest school and support services for pupils with various needs such as Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and Social, Emotional and Behavioural Needs (SEBN). The engagement involves gathering market feedback through a written questionnaire, with submissions due by 17 July 2026. This engagement seeks innovative solutions from providers capable of delivering across several UK regions, including the Midlands and London.