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TC1108 - Manchester Alternative Education Provision - Round 4[E11]

Manchester, United KingdomManchester City Council[E1]

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What they want
Round 4 - Flexible Purchasing System for Manchester Schools to commission alternative education provision for pupils that Manchester has a statutory or discharged responsibilities for placing in appropriate and compliant alternative provision. The Flexible Purchasing System has been divided into the following 10 Lots: Lot 1 - Full-time Alternative Provision - Min of 25 hours per week.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 4 Mar 2026, 11:00 UTC. UTC: 4 Mar 2026, 11:00 UTC.
Published 30 Jan 2026.
Value
GBP 30,000,000
Buyer
Manchester City CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
4 Mar 2026, 11:00 UTC
Value[E12]
GBP 30,000,000
Published[E9]
30 Jan 2026
Procedure[E8]
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Round 4 - Flexible Purchasing System for Manchester Schools to commission alternative education provision for pupils that Manchester has a statutory or discharged responsibilities for placing in appropriate and compliant alternative provision. The Flexible Purchasing System has been divided into the following 10 Lots: Lot 1 - Full-time Alternative Provision - Min of 25 hours per week. Lot 2 - Part-time Alternative Provision - Sports Science / Health & Wellbeing. Lot 3 - Part-time Alternative Provision - Sports Coaching/Life Skills. Lot 4 - Part-time Alternative Provision - Hair and Beauty. Lot 5 - Part-time Alternative Provision - Construction. Lot 6 - Part-time Alternative Provision - Creative/Media Lot 7 - Complementary - Animal Care Lot 8 - Complementary - Innovation Lot 9 - One-to-One Tutoring Lot 10 - Mentoring and coaching Please note - If you have already been accepted onto the Flexible Purchasing System then you do not need to apply again unless you are applying for an additional Lot. Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Wednesday 4th March 2026[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC

    The deadline (2026-03-04T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Manchester City Council.

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 80000000 (Education and training services).

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 4 Mar 2026, 11:00 UTC.

    “2026-03-04T11:00:00Z”

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Round 4 - Flexible Purchasing System for Manchester Schools to commission alternative education provision for pupils that Manchester has a statutory or discharged responsibilities for placing in appropriate and compliant alternative provision. The Flexible Purchasing System has…”

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 30 Jan 2026.

    “2026-01-30T07:56:57Z”

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "TC1108 - Manchester Alternative Education Provision - Round 4".

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 30,000,000.

    “30000000 GBP”

    Document 015e2833-2d2f-4338-85f3-eac77771f61e-881419, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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