Open tenders / Health & social care
Planned procurement · Notice 105347-2026
Alternative Provision Framework
- Value
- Value not stated
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2028
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is running a preliminary market engagement exercise ahead of a possible Alternative Provision framework, which would be a list of approved suppliers; a place on it would be an entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work. It is not a tender and not open for bids: providers are asked to return Appendix 1 and 2 by 12:00 noon on 27 November 2026 to share views and register for a Teams briefing on 19 January 2027 at 11am.
Good fit for: Alternative education providers who want to help shape the Council's future framework requirements.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
The Council is considering undertaking a procurement exercise to establish an Alternative Provision framework, potentially comprising a number of lots. To inform the development of its commissioning and procurement approach, the Council is undertaking this preliminary market engagement exercise to understand current market capability, capacity, delivery models and provider views. As part of this exercise the Council is requesting responses to a number of questions detailed at Appendix 1 – Request for Information. Following review of these responses, the Council will hold a supplier presentation briefing session in order to: - Further explain the intended procurement exercise and the requirements - Facilitate discussions around the shaping of the requirements - Seek provider views on challenges, quality standards, outcomes and KPI requirements This supplier presentation briefing session will be held via MS TEAMS on 19/01/2027 at 11am with all suppliers wishing to participate in the exercise. In order to register attendance to the supplier presentation briefing session and provide responses to the questions, please complete and return Appendix 1 and 2 of the Pre-Market Engagement document. The submission deadline is 12:00 noon on 27th November 2026. For the avoidance of doubt - this is a pre-market engagement exercise in order to gather information from the supply market. This stage is not a tendering exercise.
What happens next
This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. Read the official notice for the details.
Procedure: not stated. Published 5 Nov 2026.
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