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Children's External Placements Education & Tuition PDPS Reopening 1[E11]

United KingdomPETERBOROUGHPeterborough City Council[E1]

Deadline[E4]
Buyer's deadline: 4 Mar 2026, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 4 Mar 2026, 12:00 UTC.
Value[E12]
GBP 738,162,313
Procedure[E8]
Other - Public Contract Regulations 2015 Open Procedure relying upon flexibilities afforded by the Light Touch RegimeOne stage: bids go in by the deadline
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In plain English

What they want

The procurement is the reopening up a multi supplier "pseudo DPS" (referred to as "PDPS"). As the PDPS Agreement will be "pseudo PDPS", it will look and feel similar to a DPS agreement set up under Regulation 34 of the PCR.

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Published[E9]
2 Feb 2026
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
2 days ago
About the requirement · From the notice
The procurement is the reopening up a multi supplier "pseudo DPS" (referred to as "PDPS"). As the PDPS Agreement will be "pseudo PDPS", it will look and feel similar to a DPS agreement set up under Regulation 34 of the PCR. This means that the Authority envisages the PDPS will re-open at (12) twelve-month intervals (or at other intervals at the Authority's discretion) for new providers to apply or previously unsuccessful providers to re-apply. Reopening of the PDPS is solely at the discretion of the Authority. The Procurement is being run using a procedure similar to the open procedure described in Regulation 27of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). However, the Authority reserves the right to deviate from the formalities of the open procedure given the flexibilities permitted by Regulation 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurements for "Social and Other Specific Services", otherwise referred to as "Light Touch Regime" procurement • Lot 1 Independent Fostering Agencies • Lot 2 Residential Children's Homes • Lot 3 Independent Special Education Provisions/Post 16 Placements • Lot 4 Out of School Tuition • Lot 5 Post 16 Alternative Provision There is an additional Lot 6 which will comprise of mini competition stage, Please note that only those bidders that are awarded onto Lots as detailed below will be invited to participate in mini competition • Lot 6a - Only those successfully awarded onto Lot 1 Independent Fostering Agency will be invited to participate • Lot 6b - Only those successfully awarded onto Lot 2 Re…[E5]

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  • Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]

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Eligibility and requirements

  • DetailDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
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Buyer

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Peterborough City Council

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Evidence12 facts from the notice · Show

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  1. E1

    The buyer is Peterborough City Council.

    Document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).

    Document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, 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.

    “England”

    Document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, 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, 12:00 UTC.

    “2026-03-04T12:00:00Z”

    Document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, 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.

    “The procurement is the reopening up a multi supplier "pseudo DPS" (referred to as "PDPS"). As the PDPS Agreement will be "pseudo PDPS", it will look and feel similar to a DPS agreement set up under Regulation 34 of the PCR. This means that the Authority envisages the PDPS will r…”

    Document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.

    Document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, 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 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Other - Public Contract Regulations 2015 Open Procedure relying upon flexibilities afforded by the Light Touch Regime.

    Document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 2 Feb 2026.

    “2026-02-02T15:23:49Z”

    Document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, 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 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "Children's External Placements Education & Tuition PDPS Reopening 1".

    Document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 738,162,313.

    “738162313 GBP”

    Document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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Updates

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

    The deadline (2026-03-04T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 3595f90c-d3c7-401e-a479-28699059dcd6-881775