Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
UK
Contact person: Ms Maxine Reid
E-mail: MReid@swindon.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK14
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.swindon.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.swindon.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.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
Re- opening of Alternative Provision, Short Breaks and Early Intervention Framework
Reference number: DN811486
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75121000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Swindon Borough Council is seeking to commission suitably qualified and experience service providers to join their framework. This is the annual reopening of the contract initially commissioned in May 2025 for 4 years with this being the 2nd year of the framework. Contract Notice: 2024/S 000-041583 refers.
Swindon Borough Council are re-opening their framework of providers to provide services against education Alternative Provision, Short Breaks and Early Intervention services.
The requirement is being divided into lots where providers can apply for any lot.
Clarifications will close 12:00noon on 15th April 2026.
The tender will close for submissions 12:00noon on 22nd April 2026.
Lots are:
Lot 1 Alternative Provision - Swindon Borough Council is seeking a suite of providers to deliver services to children who are not in mainstream education and to prioritise seeking the return of children back into schools setting.
Lot 2 Short Breaks - Specialist services - Providing services to help children with very specialist needs
Lot 3 Short Breaks - Inclusion- Providing services to help children integrate into everyday activity
Lot 4 Short Breaks - Overnight respite- providing overnight respite for carers of children with these needs
Lot 5 - Early intervention - providing services which help prevent children going into more advanced care solutions
Existing providers do not need to reapply, unless applying for a different lot.
Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
10 121 448.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Alternative Provision
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75121000
80000000
80100000
80200000
80490000
80500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Swindon Borough Council is seeking a suite of providers to deliver services to children who need to access Alternative Provision and to prioritise seeking the return of children back into schools setting.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
7 946 200.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 34
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Short Breaks - Inclusion
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311200
85312100
85312110
85312120
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Providing Short Break services to help children with very specialist needs
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 173 600.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 34
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Short Breaks Inclusion
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311200
85312100
85312110
85312120
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Providing services to help children integrate into everyday activity
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
33 600.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 34
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Short Breaks Overnight Respite
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85300000
85311200
85312120
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
providing overnight respite for carers of children with these needs
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
457 600.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 34
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Early Intervention
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
85311300
85312000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
providing services which help prevent children going into more advanced care solutions
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 34
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
In the procurement documents
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 with several operators.
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years:
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-041583
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/04/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
22/04/2026
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/03/2026