ClosedEducation and training

Individual Packages of Education Support (2025)[E11]

Chelmsford, United KingdomEssex County Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Essex County Council ("the Council") is seeking to secure a range of effective, reliable and efficient providers to deliver Individual Packages of Educational Support Services to enable the authority to meet its statutory responsibilities to provide suitable education for children of compulsory school age, who due to exclusion or otherwise are unable to attend school.This procurement will be conducted under the…
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 18 Feb 2025, 13:00 UTC. UTC: 18 Feb 2025, 13:00 UTC.
Published 20 Jan 2025.
Value: GBP 139,787,000
Buyer: Essex County 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: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

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

Deadline[E4]: 18 Feb 2025, 13:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 139,787,000
Published[E9]: 20 Jan 2025
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Essex County Council ("the Council") is seeking to secure a range of effective, reliable and efficient providers to deliver Individual Packages of Educational Support Services to enable the authority to meet its statutory responsibilities to provide suitable education for children of compulsory school age, who due to exclusion or otherwise are unable to attend school.This procurement will be conducted under the light touch regime and incorporate the following four lots: Lot 1 Tuition Services, Lot 2 Vocational Services, Lot 3 Virtual Learning Services and Lot 4: Early intervention/re-engagement services (Supplementary Education). Further details regarding the Council's requirements for each of these lots can be found within the service specification.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: 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

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC
The deadline (2025-02-18T13:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525

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.

E1
The buyer is Essex County Council.
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 80000000 (Education and training services).
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 18 Feb 2025, 13:00 UTC.
“2025-02-18T13:00:00Z”
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Essex County Council ("the Council") is seeking to secure a range of effective, reliable and efficient providers to deliver Individual Packages of Educational Support Services to enable the authority to meet its statutory responsibilities to provide suitable education for childr…”
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 20 Jan 2025.
“2025-01-20T12:59:57Z”
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Individual Packages of Education Support (2025)".
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 139,787,000.
“139787000 GBP”
Document 5c3d19d1-9a21-4eb7-a398-62d7d66f0027-818525, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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