Alternative Education Provision Approved Provider Panel

The Council intends to establish a 4 year multi-supplier Approved Provider Panel to deliver Alternative Education Provision. There will be an initial 2 year period with an option to extend for two further periods of 12 months at the dicretion of the Council. The Approved Provider Panel is split into 3 lots.

Tenderers can apply for one or more lot.

Lot 1 - Primary aged learners with an EHCP who have been excluded or are at risk of permanent exclusion or awaiting a SEND assessment or awaiting a school placement.

1.a Primary aged learners with an EHCP who have been excluded or are at risk of permanent exclusion.

1.b Primary aged learners with an EHCP without a school place, for example new to the borough.

Lot 2 - Secondary aged learners who have been excluded or at risk of permanent exclusion from school:

2.a -Secondary aged learners with an EHCP who have been excluded or are at risk of permanent exclusion.

2.b - Secondary aged Learners who have been excluded or are at risk of permanent exclusion.

2c -Secondary aged learners with an EHCP without a school place, for example new to the borough.

Lot 3 - Year 11 learners without a school place:

3.a - Young people who are new arrivals to the UK in academic year 11 with limited English language.

3.b - Young people who are new arrivals to the UK in academic year 11 with limited English language and behavioural or emotional issues.

3.c - Other year 11 young people without a school place, for example new to the borough.

The Council has identified that the proposed service provision falls within the scope of "social and other specific services" set out within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Consequently, the so-called Light Touch Regime will apply to this procurement.

The Council is orientating this procurement towards an adapted open procedure as described in Regulation 27 of the Regulations but using a “light touch” approach. The Council does not hold itself bound by the Regulations except to the extent that they apply to the light touch regime as set out in Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations