Expired contract

Alternative Provision for Education

Details

Buyer: Medway Council
Supplier(s): Alternative Learning Trust, Fortis Trust
Value: £5,150,000
Duration: 2 years
Published: 24 July 2023
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Medway Council’s Education and SEND Division is looking to increase capacity of Alternative Provision to support pre-emptive and reintegration activity, including reintegration and outreach The Local Authority invites applications from suitably qualified providers who can increase our Alternative Provision offer in Medway, in the following areas: • The development of specialist knowledge and skills on SEND (Lot 1) • Pupils presenting with challenging behaviour (Lot 2) • The reintegration of pupils out of school due to a health-related need (Lot 3) • Assessment placements for a cohort of children and young people arriving in Medway through the Fair Assess Protocol (FAP) where there is evidence of very challenging behaviours (Lot 4)

Timeline

Completed: Award published24 July 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date22 November 2023
Completed: Contract expiry date1 September 2025

About the buyer

Medway Council governs the Medway towns in Kent, and buys as a local authority with its own central procurement team. All contracting opportunities are advertised on the Kent Business Portal, where suppliers can search live tenders and set up email alerts. Suppliers must also register on the Central Digital Platform, a requirement since the Procurement Act 2023 took effect. Dynamic purchasing systems cover recurring needs such as SEND transport, supported living and agency staff recruitment. Premarket engagement with suppliers shapes tender requirements before contracts go live. The council also publishes its full contracts register on the same portal.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Medway Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov