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DfE Registered Alternative Education Provision Flexible Purchasing System (FPS

Details

Published
8 July 2021
Submission
31 August 2025

Tender description

The aim of the project is to create a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) and identify Providers who can deliver excellent alternative provision for the education of pupils at key stage 3, 4 and 5 by offering a flexible response to those not placed in a mainstream or special school. Registered schools within the Liverpool City Region may apply at any time, the Applications they submit will only be assessed and added to the FPS at 3 periods during each academic year. ~To provide pupils with a rigorous and high-quality alternative to a mainstream curriculum ~To offer children and young people who have not previously succeeded in the mainstream system a creative and engaging opportunity to re-join the world of education ~To support and raise the attainment of all pupils to ensure that they achieve at the highest level possible ~To raise the aspiration of all pupils ~To work towards successful transition to post-16 education, employment, or training ~Provide a tailored education programme for each young person and personal guidance and support ~Offer pupils the opportunity for formal accreditation in several subject areas ~Offer access in the wider curriculum to a range of enrichment activities e.g. arts, sports, PSHE, work-related learning The services will be split into the following Lots: Lot 1 - Alternative education Lot 2 - Alternative education - online learning Lot 3 - Alternative Education Provision for Pupils with an EHCP Lot 3A - Alternative Education Provision for Pupils with an EHCP delivered online Lot 4 - Additional Support Services Keywords: education, alternative, SEND, children

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published8 July 2021
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date31 August 2025

About the buyer

Liverpool City Council procures as a local authority for the city of Liverpool, with its approach set out in a published Sustainable Procurement Strategy. Lower-value purchases are usually handled through a direct quotation rather than a full tender.

Some health and social care commissioning instead follows the Provider Selection Regime.

Over the past 5 years, most of Liverpool City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and software and information systems.

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