Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cd2-7b9b-722c-a627-54599f43d82a/alternative-provision closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Alternative Provision [Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/tameside-metropolitan-borough-council) Estimated value £65,000 Published 2 Aug 2023 Deadline Closed 22 Aug 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Tameside Virtual School requires a responsive and fluid provision that will respond to individual needs of children and young people to create personalised pathways for them. The provision is for a small cohort of young people who are cared for (or on the edge of care) and may have a gap in school provision perhaps due to movement of placement and waiting for allocation of a school or a wait for an EHCP. They may also be at risk of exclusion or need some assistance with reparations in school and support maintaining a school placement. We require a short term provision that will focus on reintegration into a school provision and be able to understand the fluidity of different cohorts and different lived experiences of children and young people. A swift and proactive response is critical to maintaining education for this cohort of children and a good working relationship with schools, parents/carers and social workers is essential. There should be recognition of the high level of confidentiality around children's situations and community factors within their lives. ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/fba2126e-fb40-465b-8671-793e5c862dc6) 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 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/tameside-metropolitan-borough-council) [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 · 31 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 · 30 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 · 12 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-415e-7096-9386-746cef6b3e10/hungary-education-and-training-services-kozuti-kozlekedesi-agazat-kepzesei-2)