Provision of KS3 and KS4 Onsite Alternative provision - Pre-Market Engagement

Procurement reference

ONAP_0226

Procurement description

Greater Manchester Academy Trust (GMET) require an experienced, suitably qualified provider to design, deliver, and manage an on-site alternative provision on school sites. The current requirement for onsite alternative provision is for The East Manchester Academy (TEMA) which is part of the Greater Manchester Academy Trust. Additional options may be available to expand this provision to other schools within the Trust subject to satisfactory performance.

TEMA is a mainstream secondary school with approximately 1050 pupils, located in Beswick, Manchester. We are committed to inclusion and early intervention to support all learners. The school has identified a need for a dedicated on-site AP to cater for up to 20 pupils who encounter challenges or require additional support/ provision to access mainstream education.

Mobilisation will commence ASAP following tender award and agreement of terms to allow fort a contract start 01.08.26 (Note first deliver dates will start w/c 24.08.26 at mandatory Inset dates before onsite delivery commences 01.09.26).

Please see the Pre-Market Engagement Guidance brief available for download from https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home for further information.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

• UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Contract dates (estimated)

01 August 2026, 00:00AM to 28 August 2028, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 July 2031

GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Light touch

CPV classifications

• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 80200000 - Secondary education services
• 80310000 - Youth education services
• 80340000 - Special education services
• 80410000 - Various school services
• 80490000 - Operation of an educational centre

Delivery regions

• UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 August 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

28 August 2028, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 July 2031, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Engagement process description

Please register on the In-tend Education portal (free of charge) at https://www.intendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

From this site you can download the tender brief providing an overview of the requirement with further instructions for the subsequent tender - including a full timetable. This site will also be used tender publication. Should you have any issues accessing the site please contact anna@agmprocurement.com.

IMPORTANT: Following receipt of an expression of interest / response to the brief GMET will assess responses and where additional clarification would support the process a Teams meeting will be arranged. Teams meetings will be held between 19.01.26 and 30.01.26. Note: the latest date for submission of expressions of interest is 26.01.26 however, to support earlier engagement GMET encourages interested parties to submit as early as possible to enable further engagement to progress ASAP.

Please log onto In-tend via https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home and register your interest in accordance with the instructions provided in the Pre Market Engagement Brief.

Should you have any difficulty accessing In-tend or the brief please contact anna@agmprocurement.com, alternatively all questions should be raised via the correspondence function of In-tend.

Due date

26 January 2026, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

11 February 2026