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Brighter Futures for Children

Procurement for delivery of Alternative Provision Training Services

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£12.0m
Deadline12 Sept 2021
Published13 Aug 2021
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 13 Aug 2021ClosedCloses 12 Sept 2021
Who to contact
Judith Ashmore
corporate.procurement@reading.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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£12.0mtotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£13.0m

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The brief

Brighter Futures for Children’s (BFfC) drive is to improve the quality of services and to ensure that pupils living in Reading have access to the services they need.To help fulfil this commitment BFfC requires alternative provision (AP) services that meet the required standard and statutory regulations as detailed in this Specification.BFfC addresses the needs of vulnerable pupils across the continuum of provision from mainstream school through to AP or special school placements according to assessed needs.

Most secondary schools, academies and special schools in Reading purchase part-time Alternative Provision from a wide range of Providers.

In order to support schools with this commissioning activity and ensure a consistent approach to commissioning, BFfC on behalf of the Reading Schools, has carried out a Provider approval process in order to publish a Directory of Approved Providers.

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In order to support schools with this

In order to support schools with this commissioning activity and ensure a consistent approach to commissioning, BFfC on behalf of the Reading Schools, has carried out a Provider approval process in order to publish a Directory of Approved Providers.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d459
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
019690-2021
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