Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be2-eee5-72a6-b8d4-ca6adbe3b263/alternative-education-provision pending GB open procedure # Alternative Education Provision [London Borough of Croydon](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon) Estimated value £4,400,000 Published 1 Jul 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The London Borough of Croydon intends to establish a multi-supplier Approved Provider Panel for Alternative Education Provision (AEP) and Tuition Services for children and young people who are unable to access, or are at risk of being unable to access, suitable mainstream education. This includes learners who are excluded or at risk of exclusion, awaiting school placements, have SEND/EHCP needs, are looked-after children, have medical needs, or require provision under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996. Providers will deliver flexible educational programmes, tuition, mentoring and reintegration support through face-to-face and/or online delivery. The Panel is expected to comprise the following lots: - Lot 1 YEAR 11 (KS4)- Registered Providers Sub Lot 1 a - New arrivals - ESOL Sub Lot 1 b - New arrivals - complex needs (challenging behaviour) ESOL Sub Lot 1 c - Non ESOL - Year 11 - Lot 2 TUITION SERVICES (F2F/ONLINE/OTHER) Sub Lot 2a - Supplementary (Virtual School) (Outside of School) Sub Lot 2b - Section 19 (Medical Tuition/Other Tuition) (Re-integration) Sub Lot 3c - SEND Support (Out of school - awaiting special school). Services will be commissioned on an as-required basis by Croydon Council, schools, academies, PRUs and associated education services. Providers will be required to meet defined quality, safeguarding, reporting and performance standards, including delivery by appropriately qualified and vetted staff. No guarantee of volumes is offered. Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Health and social work services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06c13a-2026-07-01T13:01:34+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06c13a-2026-07-01T13:01:34+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile London Borough of Croydon: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon) [Sector More Education & training tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) ## More tenders like this [Flexible Framework for the Provision of Education Services · North Lanarkshire Council · 30 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3bc7-7387-9e89-279cfe9e6528/flexible-framework-for-the-provision-of-education-services) [Gloucestershire County Council Supported Accommodation at Trevone House · Gloucestershire County Council · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-7ac4-7196-ae39-99f1797dce23/gloucestershire-county-council-supported-accommodation-at-trevone-house) [Request for Quote: Musical Groups & Workshop Providers - East and South Cambridgeshire (June-July 2027) · Cambridgeshire County Council · 44 days left · 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14427-99ab-71dc-b376-bd88d7636f0a/request-for-quote-musical-groups-workshop-providers-east-and-south-cambridg) [Training services – Svetsutbildning · Kungliga Tekniska högskolan · 29 days left · 15 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-11cf-7063-8e4b-8e00c7f36244/sweden-training-services-svetsutbildning) [Various school services – Contrato privado de servicios para el desarrollo de proyectos de conciliación, ocio educativo, participación ciudadana y educación en valores, dividido en tres lotes. · Consejo de Administración de Animajoven SAU · 5 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-10d4-712f-a9b4-3ee1e9d7315a/spain-various-school-services-contrato-privado-de-servicios-para-el-desarrol) [Education and training services – Közúti közlekedési ágazat képzései 27314\_5. · Büntetés-végrehajtás Országos Parancsnoksága · 11 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-415e-7096-9386-746cef6b3e10/hungary-education-and-training-services-kozuti-kozlekedesi-agazat-kepzesei-2)