Scope
Reference
ONAP_0226
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.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2026 to 28 August 2028
- Possible extension to 31 July 2031
- 5 years
Main procurement category
Services
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
Contract locations
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Engagement
Engagement deadline
26 January 2026
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.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
11 February 2026
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
- Companies House: 08913502
Whalley Range 11-18 High School Wilbraham Road
Manchester
M16 8GW
United Kingdom
Region: UKD33 - Manchester
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
AGM Procurement
Summary of their role in this procurement: Managing the tender process.
- Companies House: 07431856
6a Little Aston Road
Sutton Coldfield
B74 3UF
United Kingdom
Contact name: Anna Manns
Telephone: 07538484420
Email: anna@agmprocurement.com
Website: https://www.agmprocurement.com/
Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC