Tender Notice Clarification: Framework Agreement for the provision for Alternative Provision, Education Outreach and Inclusion Services [Notice ID: 2025/S 000-076692] Correction of submission deadline

Description: This notice is a clarification to the Tender Notice published on 25 November 2025: - Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-076691 - Procurement Title : Framework Agreement for the provision for Alternative Provision, Education Outreach and Inclusion Services - Procurement Identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055608 The Council has identified an administrative error in the original Tender notice. The submission deadline stated in the notice is incorrect and is showing in the notice as being out of date. The deadline for submission of tenders in the notice should have stated: 11:30am 19 January 2026 (as reflected on the e-tendering portal). To ensure transparency and equal treatment of suppliers, this submission deadline is being extended. The revised and binding deadline for submission of tenders is now 12:00pm 26 January 2026 (as reflected on the (read more...)

Summary: The Royal Borough of Greenwich has issued a tender notice for a framework agreement concerning the provision of alternative provision, education outreach, and inclusion services. This procurement process is at the tender stage, with an updated final submission deadline of 12:00 pm on 26th January 2026. The contract, with an estimated total value of £25,000,000, aims to support vulnerable children and young people in education, particularly those between statutory school age and 25 years with an Education, Health and Care Plan. The services are to be delivered across London, under the industry category of education and training services, with the procurement method being an open, competitive flexible procedure. The framework is open to allowing additional educational institutions like Academy Trusts to access the services and will last up to five years, potentially extending to 2031.

Tender Notice Clarification: Framework Agreement for the provision of Tuition Services [Notice ID: 2025/S 000-076691] - Correction of submission Deadline

Description: This notice is a clarification to the Tender Notice published on 25 November 2025: - Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-076691 - Procurement Title: Framework Agreement for the provision of Tuition Services. - Procurement Identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055603 The Council has identified an administrative error in the original Tender notice. The submission deadline stated in the notice is incorrect and is showing in the notice as being out of date. The deadline for submission of tenders in the notice should have stated: 11:30am 19 January 2026 (as reflected on the e-tendering portal). To ensure transparency and equal treatment of suppliers, this submission deadline is being extended. The revised and binding deadline for submission of tenders is now 12:00pm 26 January 2026 (as reflected on the e-tendering portal). Procurement Description (This remains (read more...)

Summary: The Royal Borough of Greenwich is inviting bids for a Framework Agreement for the provision of Tuition Services, focusing on supporting vulnerable children and young people, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or requiring medical tuition. This opportunity, announced on 16 January 2026, pertains to education and training services in the London area (UKI51). The process is currently in the tender stage, with a revised submission deadline of 12:00 pm on 26 January 2026. The procurement method is competitive via a flexible procedure and involves a light-touch contract as per legal basis 2023/54. This tender encompasses three lots: Universal Tuition, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and Complex and Medical Tuition, each with specific focus areas and target groups.

Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs

Description: The Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) is undertaking a pre-market engagement to explore market interest and capacity in delivering Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs Services as part of the Council's commitment to supporting families and giving children the best start in life. This pre-market engagement exercise aims to gauge market capability and inform the development of a future commissioning model aligned with the borough's priorities.

Summary: The Royal Borough of Greenwich is in the planning stages for a tender entitled "Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs" in the services category, specifically targeting education and training and health and social work services. The initiative aims to support families with children aged 0-5 in London (UKI51), through partnerships across health, education, and the voluntary sector. The project is underpinned by the Procurement Act 2023, adhering to a light-touch regime and is above threshold. An initial virtual market engagement event is scheduled for 5th February 2026, with interested parties asked to register by 2nd February 2026. This will be followed by optional one-to-one engagement sessions during the week commencing 9th February 2026, each lasting approximately 45 minutes.

Illuminate Minds Trust Catering Tender

Description: Food services to two schools for pupils, staff and wider community. Occasional hospitality and other related services.

Summary: The buying organisation, Illuminate Minds Trust, is inviting tenders for catering services to support two schools in the United Kingdom, including occasional hospitality and related services. This procurement process is in the tender stage and uses a selective procurement method entitled a "Competitive flexible procedure". Interested businesses must express their interest by 13 February 2026, with a contract award period potentially extending up to 30 June 2026 and possibly renewing until 2031, subject to client satisfaction. The procurement falls under the services industry category, encompassing various UK regions from UKC to UKK, and has a total contract value of £1,715,000.

Building Fabric and Drainage MTC

Description: The Royal Borough of Greenwich is pleased to offer an opportunity for Suppliers to provide Cyclical and Reactive Maintenance works to its Corporate Estate (circa 760 buildings). The awarded contracts will be for the period of 5 years with the opportunity to extend for a further 3 years in one-year increments. Our portfolio of buildings varies both in size and nature and includes work to Historic listed buildings. Bidders may bid for both Lots, but they can ONLY WIN ONE LOT. It is therefore important that you identify within your bid which Lot or Lots you are interested in. The Term Maintenance Opportunity is split into 2 Lots as follows: Lot 1 - Building Fabric & Lot 2 - Underground Drainage.

Summary: The Royal Borough of Greenwich has issued a tender titled "Building Fabric and Drainage MTC" under the open procedure for repair and maintenance services, focusing on their corporate estates in London, United Kingdom (region UKI51). The procurement process is currently in the tender stage with a submission deadline set for 26 January 2026. The contract, valued at £34,000,000, is divided into two lots: Lot 1 covers building fabric services, and Lot 2 addresses underground drainage services, each having its unique scope. Prospective bidders are allowed to bid for both lots but can only be awarded one. The procurement is conducted electronically, with bidding documents accessible upon registration on Proactis.

SPS 2694 - Multi-Disciplinary Consultants' DPS

Description: This DPS is being established to provide the Royal Borough of Greenwich (Royal Greenwich) with a compliant procurement route for its Construction and Development professional service's needs. It is intended to provide for professional services for small projects (Category 2) through to larger-scale projects (Category 1). All construction related service organisations from SMEs through to large companies are therefore encouraged to participate. Please note that this opportunity has moved to a new e-tendering platform, the address for which is listed below: This is Proactis S2C. If you have not already signed up, please do so in order to apply join the DPS. https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=GREENWICH

Summary: The Royal Borough of Greenwich is administering a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) titled "SPS 2694 - Multi-Disciplinary Consultants DPS," classified under CPV code 71324000 for quantity surveying services. This procurement process, currently in the tender stage, aims to establish a compliant route for its construction and development professional services needs. The DPS covers both small and large-scale projects within the UK and has an estimated value of £100,000,000 GBP. The procurement method is a selective, restricted procedure, and businesses can submit their tenders electronically by 21st October 2024. The procurement will remain active until 24th February 2029.

Fully integrated and managed Educational Psychology team/service

Description: The purpose of this Preliminary market engagement notice is to test the market for potential suppliers who would be wiling to participate in a full tender process. Previously this would have been referred to as a PIN (prior information notice). Interested providers must respond to procurement@royalgreenwich.gov.uk no later than Friday, 9th January at 12pm noon with sufficient information to demonstrate their suitability to meet the requirements set out below (ie your Expression of Interest). The service will provide specialist support to our Educational Psychology team. Specifically, the Council is seeking a service to outsource Educational Psychology assessments for children and young people undergoing a statutory assessment under the provisions of the Children & Families Act (2014). The Provider would need to: * Provide a fully integrated and managed (read more...)

Summary: The Royal Borough of Greenwich is initiating a tender process for a fully integrated and managed Educational Psychology team/service. This procurement is in the planning stage, with a preliminary market engagement notice published on 18th December 2025. The process aims to find potential suppliers willing to participate in a full tender. The procurement targets the delivery of a specialist support service for the council's in-house Educational Psychology Team, primarily to outsource educational psychology assessments as required under the Children & Families Act (2014). Located in London, the procurement falls under the services category, specifically focusing on recruitment services and psychologist services. Interested parties must express their interest by 9th January 2026, in response to the market engagement scheduled by the council.

Discharge to Assess and Admission Avoidance Bed-based Service.

Description: The Royal Borough of Greenwich are intending to commission a single provider Contract for the provision of Adult Social Care Discharge to Assess and Step Up and Step Down Services. Potential providers are encouraged to participate in a market engagement event. The procurement process is intended to be run in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, Light Touch Regime (LTR) above-threshold. The Service will operate from Eltham Community Hospital and will provide up to 20 beds, flexibly allocated across both pathways to support hospital discharge, admission avoidance, and short-term recovery and non-intensive rehabilitation to enable recovery and regain independence. Multidisciplinary working is key to the model, and the provider will be expected to work in partnership with system stakeholders. The service will operate on a block purchase basis (read more...)

Summary: The Royal Borough of Greenwich is actively engaging in the planning stage for a public procurement opportunity, titled "Discharge to Assess and Admission Avoidance Bed-based Service," within the Health and Social Work Services category. This initiative, located in London, aims to commission a service model operating from Eltham Community Hospital. The procurement process operates under the Light Touch Regime as stipulated by the Procurement Act 2023, with plans to award a single provider contract for a duration of five years, potentially extendable by two years. Market engagement events are scheduled, such as the upcoming session on January 7th, 2026, via Microsoft Teams, with input sought from interested parties by January 6th, 2026.

6383 - Independent Fostering Agencies Framework

Description: Independent Fostering Agencies Framework

Summary: The London Borough of Bexley has initiated a procurement process entitled "6383 - Independent Fostering Agencies Framework", classified under the social work services with accommodation industry. This tender falls under the services category and is specifically targeted at the region of England, United Kingdom. The process is currently at the tender stage, having been published on 12th December 2025, with a closing deadline on 12th January 2026 at noon. The procurement method adopted is a selective, restricted procedure aimed at contracts above a certain value threshold, with a total estimated contract value of £2,308,957.04. The contract is intended to commence on 1st March 2026 and will conclude on 2nd February 2030.

Independent Fostering Agencies Framework

Description: Independent Fostering Agencies Framework Lot 1 - Standard Support Lot 2 - Therapeutic Support Lot 3 - Parent and Child

Summary: The London Borough of Bexley is seeking to establish an Independent Fostering Agencies Framework with three distinct lots: Standard Support, Therapeutic Support, and Parent and Child. This procurement process is part of a competitive flexible procedure, currently at the tender stage, with an expression of interest deadline on 12th January 2026. The framework, starting from 1st March 2026, will cater to multiple regions across the United Kingdom, providing social work services with accommodation under the CPV classification 85311000. The total contract value is set at £2,295,000, with individual lot values specified and potential for renewal. This procurement falls under a light touch regime due to its social services nature and is carried out under the legislative framework UKPGA 2023/54.