Planning

Preliminary Market Engagement - Unregistered Alternative Provision Framework

  • North East Lincolnshire Borough Council

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-082542

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f4f7

Published 12 December 2025, 2:30pm



Scope

Reference

105882

Description

North East Lincolnshire Council (the Authority) are undertaking this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to explore the potential for establishing new contractual arrangements for unregistered learning provision from providers who are not schools.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £5,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £6,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2026 to 1 September 2034
  • 8 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services
  • 80310000 - Youth education services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

16 January 2026

Engagement process description


Participation

Particular suitability

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

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

2 June 2026


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

North East Lincolnshire Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXNN-3676-XCQV

Municipal Offices, Town Hall Square

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

DN31 1HU

United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 01472000000

Email: procurement@nelincs.gov.uk

Website: https://www.nelincs.gov.uk

Region: UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government