TC1108 - Manchester Alternative Education Provision - Round 4
Details
- Published
- 30 January 2026
- Submission
- 4 March 2026
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
Round 4 - Flexible Purchasing System for Manchester Schools to commission alternative education provision for pupils that Manchester has a statutory or discharged responsibilities for placing in appropriate and compliant alternative provision. The Flexible Purchasing System has been divided into the following 10 Lots: Lot 1 - Full-time Alternative Provision – Min of 25 hours per week. Lot 2 - Part-time Alternative Provision – Sports Science / Health & Wellbeing. Lot 3 - Part-time Alternative Provision – Sports Coaching/Life Skills. Lot 4 - Part-time Alternative Provision – Hair and Beauty. Lot 5 - Part-time Alternative Provision – Construction. Lot 6 - Part-time Alternative Provision – Creative/Media Lot 7 - Complementary – Animal Care Lot 8 - Complementary – Innovation Lot 9 - One-to-One Tutoring Lot 10 - Mentoring and coaching Please note - If you have already been accepted onto the Flexible Purchasing System then you do not need to apply again unless you are applying for an additional Lot. Keywords: Alternative Education
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published30 January 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date4 March 2026
About the buyer
Manchester City Council is the local authority for the city of Manchester, and buys through its Corporate Procurement Service. Category leads across the council handle procurement for their own areas of goods and services. Contract opportunities are advertised on The Chest, the North West's shared procurement portal for local authorities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender, the UK's service for public procurement notices. A Professional Services Framework covers consultancy and professional services work for the council. Suppliers can register for free email alerts on The Chest when relevant opportunities are published.
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 Manchester City Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@manchester-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@manchester-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@manchester-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@manchester-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@manchester-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@manchester-city-council.gov |
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