Planning

Alternative Education Provision

  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-020979

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05125f

Published 13 May 2025, 4:32pm



Scope

Reference

DN774567

Description

Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council (BCP Council) are hosting an online market engagement event on Wednesday 11th June at 10:00-12:00 to promote our commissioning intentions for a new framework for the provision of Alternative Education Provision (AEP) commissioned by BCP Council.

This market engagement event is open to all providers who have an interest in the delivery of AEP. The event will offer providers with the opportunity to learn more about BCP Council's vision for working with providers of AEP through independent registered schools and unregistered part-time providers across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, an overview of BCP Council's latest data and find out about the procurement process.

The tender opportunity is due to be published on Supplying the Southwest in July 2025.

To register for the market engagement event please send an email to art.contracts@bcpcouncil.gov.uk by Monday 9th June 2025, midday with your First and Last Name and organisation name.

Participation or non-participation in this market engagement event shall not prejudice organisations participating in any future procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any organisation at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 2 January 2026 to 1 January 2036
  • 10 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Engagement

Engagement deadline

9 June 2025

Engagement process description

Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council (BCP Council) are hosting an online market engagement event on Wednesday 11th June at 10:00-12:00 to promote our commissioning intentions for a new framework for the provision of Alternative Education Provision (AEP) commissioned by BCP Council.

This market engagement event is open to all providers who have an interest in the delivery of AEP. The event will offer providers with the opportunity to learn more about BCP Council's vision for working with providers of AEP through independent registered schools and unregistered part-time providers across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, an overview of BCP Council's latest data and find out about the procurement process.

The tender opportunity is due to be published on Supplying the Southwest in July 2025.

To register for the market engagement event please send an email to art.contracts@bcpcouncil.gov.uk by Monday 9th June 2025, midday with your First and Last Name and organisation name.

Participation or non-participation in this market engagement event shall not prejudice organisations participating in any future procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any organisation at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHYY-7342-PRHH

BCP Council Civic Centre

Bournemouth

BH2 6DY

United Kingdom

Region: UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government