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Summary

OCID:: ocds-h6vhtk-040cc7
Published by:: Oxfordshire County Council
Authority ID:: AA21285
Publication date:: 01 July 2025
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

Oxfordshire County Council would like to invite all Alternative Education Providers to our Provider Forum to explore the Oxfordshire County Council Open Framework for Alternative Education Provision.

The objectives of the session will be as follows:

• To understand Alternative Education Provision and the future of AEP in Oxfordshire

• To review OCC’s AEP Framework

• To explore key aspects of the service specification

• To explore keys areas when applying to join the framework

• To explore the next application timeframe and what will be in place from September 2025

• The role of procurement in AEP

• The role of brokerage in AEP

• Quality and Improvement processes in AEP

• An opportunity for questions and discussion

Please feel free to reach out to us if there are any questions you would like to address in this meeting.

This meeting will be held over Teams on the following date and times:

• Tuesday 8th July at 10am – 12pm

• Tuesday 8th July at 4pm – 6pm

Please contact us at ellie.rodas@oxfordshire.gov.uk expressing which is your preferred time. Invites will be sent out on a first come first served basis.

WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE PROVISION?

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 Children and Young People (CYP) that 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.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Oxfordshire County Council

County Hall, New Road

Oxford

OX1 1TH

Contact person: Syed Haujee

Telephone: +44 7724773205

E-mail: syed.haujee@oxfordshire.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Alternative (Education) Provision in Oxfordshire

Reference number: DN695070

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Oxfordshire County Council would like to invite all Alternative Education Providers to our Provider Forum to explore the Oxfordshire County Council Open Framework for Alternative Education Provision.

The objectives of the session will be as follows:

• To understand Alternative Education Provision and the future of AEP in Oxfordshire

• To review OCC’s AEP Framework

• To explore key aspects of the service specification

• To explore keys areas when applying to join the framework

• To explore the next application timeframe and what will be in place from September 2025

• The role of procurement in AEP

• The role of brokerage in AEP

• Quality and Improvement processes in AEP

• An opportunity for questions and discussion

Please feel free to reach out to us if there are any questions you would like to address in this meeting.

This meeting will be held over Teams on the following date and times:

• Tuesday 8th July at 10am – 12pm

• Tuesday 8th July at 4pm – 6pm

Please contact us at ellie.rodas@oxfordshire.gov.uk expressing which is your preferred time. Invites will be sent out on a first come first served basis.

WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE PROVISION?

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 13 800 000.00 GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Oxfordshire County Council would like to invite all Alternative Education Providers to our Provider Forum to explore the Oxfordshire County Council Open Framework for Alternative Education Provision.

The objectives of the session will be as follows:

• To understand Alternative Education Provision and the future of AEP in Oxfordshire

• To review OCC’s AEP Framework

• To explore key aspects of the service specification

• To explore keys areas when applying to join the framework

• To explore the next application timeframe and what will be in place from September 2025

• The role of procurement in AEP

• The role of brokerage in AEP

• Quality and Improvement processes in AEP

• An opportunity for questions and discussion

Please feel free to reach out to us if there are any questions you would like to address in this meeting.

This meeting will be held over Teams on the following date and times:

• Tuesday 8th July at 10am – 12pm

• Tuesday 8th July at 4pm – 6pm

Please contact us at ellie.rodas@oxfordshire.gov.uk expressing which is your preferred time. Invites will be sent out on a first come first served basis.

WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE PROVISION?

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Service delivery / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Leadership and Governance / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Assessing Need / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion: Workforce / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Achieving Outcomes / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion: Working in Partnership / Weighting: 10

Price / Weighting: 100

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2023/S 000-030653

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 13 800 000.00 GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Oxfordshire County Council

Oxford

E-mail: StartWellProcurement@oxfordshire.gov.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

25/06/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
85000000	Health and social work services	Other Services

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: syed.haujee@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

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Alternative (Education) Provision in Oxfordshire

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Contract award notice

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

I.5) Main activity

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

II.1.2) Main CPV code

II.1.3) Type of contract

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.6) Information about lots

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

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