Re- opening of Alternative Provision, Short Breaks and Early Intervention Framework

Swindon Borough Council is seeking to commission suitably qualified and experience service providers to join their framework. This is the annual reopening of the contract initially commissioned in May 2025 for 4 years with this being the 2nd year of the framework. Contract Notice: 2024/S 000-041583 refers.

Swindon Borough Council are re-opening their framework of providers to provide services against education Alternative Provision, Short Breaks and Early Intervention services.

The requirement is being divided into lots where providers can apply for any lot.

Clarifications will close 12:00noon on 15th April 2026.

The tender will close for submissions 12:00noon on 22nd April 2026.

Lots are:

Lot 1 Alternative Provision - Swindon Borough Council is seeking a suite of providers to deliver services to children who are not in mainstream education and to prioritise seeking the return of children back into schools setting.

Lot 2 Short Breaks - Specialist services - Providing services to help children with very specialist needs

Lot 3 Short Breaks - Inclusion- Providing services to help children integrate into everyday activity

Lot 4 Short Breaks - Overnight respite- providing overnight respite for carers of children with these needs

Lot 5 - Early intervention - providing services which help prevent children going into more advanced care solutions

Existing providers do not need to reapply, unless applying for a different lot.

Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents.