Pseudo-DPS for Alternative Education Provision (AP) 2024 - 2027[E11]
England, United KingdomBedford Borough Council[E1]
In plain English
- What they want
- An Approved Provider List (APL) on a Pseudo-DPS of suitably-qualified suppliers to deliver Alternative Education Provision to children and young people who are unable to access mainstream education provision due to their social, emotional and mental health needs and/or behaviours that challenge.
- Who can bid
- No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
- Deadline
- Buyer's deadline: 22 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 22 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC.Published 9 Feb 2024.
- Value
- Not stated by the buyer.
- Buyer
- Bedford Borough 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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- Deadline[E4]
- 22 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC
- Value
- Not stated
- Published[E9]
- 9 Feb 2024
- Procedure[E8]
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Last checked
- 2 hours ago
About the requirement
From the notice
An Approved Provider List (APL) on a Pseudo-DPS of suitably-qualified suppliers to deliver Alternative Education Provision to children and young people who are unable to access mainstream education provision due to their social, emotional and mental health needs and/or behaviours that challenge. These services are intended to be short-term interventions aimed at enabling a child or young person to achieve good educational outcomes and reintegrate back into mainstream school in a supported way. The services to be provided comprise a mixture of education, tuition, individual support, coaching, mentoring and therapeutic services dependent on the needs of the children/young people being worked with. The local authority will determine the level of service to be provided to individual children/young people. Services will be in 3 Lots. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No[E5]
Eligibility and requirements
- ConditionDelivery location: East of 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
- UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
- UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Updates
First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342
Evidence
11 factsEvery 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 Bedford Borough Council.
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85312300 (Guidance and counselling services).
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
Tenders must be submitted by 22 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC.
“2027-03-22T12:00:00Z”
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“An Approved Provider List (APL) on a Pseudo-DPS of suitably-qualified suppliers to deliver Alternative Education Provision to children and young people who are unable to access mainstream education provision due to their social, emotional and mental health needs and/or behaviour…”
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E6
Delivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E9
The notice was published on 9 Feb 2024.
“2024-02-09T16:02:48Z”
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E11
The notice is titled "Pseudo-DPS for Alternative Education Provision (AP) 2024 - 2027".
Document a5898968-04fb-4de0-91f4-709ab99d528f-825342, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
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