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Somerset County Council

Alternative Education in Somerset

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£20m framework ceiling
Deadline24 Mar 2025
Published21 Feb 2025
RegionNationwide

Framework ceiling £20,000,000 — the most the agreement may spend across all suppliers and call-offs, not a contract value

Timeline
Published 21 Feb 2025ClosedCloses 24 Mar 2025
Who to contact
stephen.barker@somerset.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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The brief

Somerset Council is seeking to commission alternative education through a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), for those children and young people who are Somerset residents and whom Somerset Council have a statutory responsibility, the child / young person does not have a school place or are on the roll of a Somerset school or academy.

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What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)Frameworks & routes to market
Somerset Council is seeking to commission alternative education through a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), for those children and young people who are Somerset residents and whom Somerset Council have a statutory responsibility, the child / young person does not have a school place or are on the roll of a Somerset scho…

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e5db
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
006529-2025
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