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Alternative Provision - PMEN[E16]

United KingdomLewisham and SouthwarkLondon Borough of Southwark[E1]

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Value[E17]
GBP 9,000,000
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In plain English

What they want

Southwark Council is currently reviewing its arrangements for the commissioning of Alternative Provision and is developing proposals for a future Alternative Provision Framework. As part of this work, we are undertaking an initial market engagement and costing exercise with providers currently delivering, or potentially able to deliver, Alternative Provision.

Who can bid
  • The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
  • The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
  • The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Risks and unknowns

  • RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E13]
  • UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Published[E14]
21 Oct 2026
Source
UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
2 days ago
About the requirement · From the notice
Southwark Council is currently reviewing its arrangements for the commissioning of Alternative Provision and is developing proposals for a future Alternative Provision Framework. As part of this work, we are undertaking an initial market engagement and costing exercise with providers currently delivering, or potentially able to deliver, Alternative Provision. The purpose of this exercise is to help the Council: • understand the current capacity and capability of the Alternative Provision market; • understand the range of services providers are able to offer; • obtain indicative costs for different types and levels of provision; • identify any gaps in current provision or market capacity; • inform the development of the future Framework specification and pricing structure; and • understand the potential level of provider interest in participating in the future Framework. Interested parties are to complete the attached questionnaire and submit the response via the messaging service within the Pro-Contract portal at https://procontract.due-north.com by 12pm on 3rd November 2026.[E8]

Preliminary, from the notice only

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  • Delivery location: UKI44, United Kingdom.[E9]
  • The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E10]

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Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E10]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E11]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E12]
  • DetailDelivery location: UKI44, United Kingdom.[E9]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Sep 2027 to 31 Aug 2031, extendable to 31 Aug 2033.[E6]

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Buyer

What else this buyer buys

London Borough of Southwark

Website
southwark.gov.uk
Address
160 Tooley Street, SE1 2QH, London

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Evidence17 facts from the notice · Show

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 London Borough of Southwark.

    Document 099544-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2–E5

    Classified under CPV: Special education services (80340000); Vocational secondary education services (80212000); Youth education services (80310000); Various school services (80410000).

    read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC

  3. E6

    Lot 1 runs from 1 Sep 2027 to 31 Aug 2031, extendable to 31 Aug 2033.

    “2027-09-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2031-08-31T23:59:59+01:00”

    Document 099544-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E7

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 099544-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E8

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Southwark Council is currently reviewing its arrangements for the commissioning of Alternative Provision and is developing proposals for a future Alternative Provision Framework. As part of this work, we are undertaking an initial market engagement and costing exercise with prov…”

    Document 099544-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E9

    Delivery location: UKI44, United Kingdom.

    Document 099544-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E10

    The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

    Document 099544-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E11

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 099544-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E12

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

    “vcse: true”

    Document 099544-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E13

    This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.

    Document 099544-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E14

    The notice was published on 21 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-21T14:28:17+01:00”

    Document 099544-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E15

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as planned.

    Document 099544-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E16

    The notice is titled "Alternative Provision - PMEN".

    Document 099544-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E17

    The stated value is GBP 9,000,000 excluding VAT.

    “9000000 GBP”

    Document 099544-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC

    The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.

    Source document 099544-2026