Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e26-22b3-70f7-a89e-15cead3ba59e/alternative-education-provision-in-oxfordshire Open for bids GB open procedure # Alternative (Education) Provision in Oxfordshire [Oxfordshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council) Pays 100% within 30 days Estimated value Not stated Published 17 Oct 2023 Deadline 1259 days left 31 Mar 2030 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Oxfordshire County Council are seeking a range of suitably qualified providers of Alternative Education Provision for Children and Young People (CYP) who are excluded, at risk of being excluded, disengaged, or require alternative arrangements to meet their needs. Alternative Provision (AP) provides education and support to often vulnerable pupils and each placement has the potential to transform a child’s life chances. AP is education arranged and commissioned for pupils of compulsory school age outside of mainstream or special schools, who would not otherwise receive suitable education for any reason. AP will be commissioned from providers using an Open Framework to support the Council in meeting its statutory responsibilities by providing a mechanism to purchase from quality assured Service Providers to deliver a variety of educational services to CYP. The purpose of the Framework is to ensure that CYP require AP have access to high quality and appropriate alternative education provision from a range of approved, quality assured providers with agreed rates, who demonstrate the skills and experience to meet the needs of the CYP and is intended to facilitate the placement of vulnerable learners by providing an online directory of approved providers and clarity on rates for services offered. The Open Framework term will be six years commencing 1 April 2024 with no option for the Council to extend the term of the Open Framework Agreement. Read full description Source ProContract (Proactis) [View official notice](https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5bdc2bef-006d-ee11-8124-005056b64545) 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 Oxfordshire County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council) ## More tenders like this [Pseudo-DPS for Alternative Education Provision (AP) 2024 - 2027 · Bedford Borough Council · 191 days left · 28 Apr 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba7-fff2-7304-9a7a-29475cdac71d/pseudo-dps-for-alternative-education-provision-ap-2024-2027) [Pseudo-DPS for Alternative Education Provision (AP) 2024 - 2027 · Bedford Borough Council · 154 days left · 22 Mar 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfb-cae2-70a7-9bb2-1af765f1646b/pseudo-dps-for-alternative-education-provision-ap-2024-2027) [Alternative (education) Provision in Nottinghamshire · Nottinghamshire County Council · 73 days left · 31 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e26-1b54-72fc-92dd-0a3438a6ee32/alternative-education-provision-in-nottinghamshire) [Open Light Touch Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon · Devon County Council · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-4544-714a-b864-b84518825e5b/open-light-touch-framework-for-independent-and-alternative-education-support-for) [Extension of existing Alternative Education Rolling Select List · Suffolk County Council · 284 days left · 31 Jul 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb8-90ac-71f2-928d-ce26fca48ef1/extension-of-existing-alternative-education-rolling-select-list) [Dynamic Purchasing System for Alternative Education Provision · Worcestershire County Council · 651 days left · 31 Jul 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b9d-fb6c-73e7-941c-21c7f548eed5/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-alternative-education-provision)