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Awarded· 16 Jul 2025

Lincolnshire Children's Services Open Select List 2024 for Independent Alternative Provision Placements

Lincolnshire County Council · Lincoln, East Midlands

Lincolnshire County Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lincoln.

Source: Find a Tender, published 16 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 09:37

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

Lincolnshire County Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lincoln. It was awarded on 16 July 2025. The contract value is £600,000.

Find a Tender published it on 16 July 2025. The notice number is 040431-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05601c.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Lincolnshire Children's Services Open Select List 2024 for Independent Alternative Provision Placements" has been completed. Managed by Lincolnshire County Council, this tender focused on reopening the Open Select List for Alternative Provision within the education and training services sector. The initiative is intended to provide alternative provision services throughout the UK.

This contract was awarded on 16th July 2025, under the legal basis 32014L0024, with the procurement method being a tender process. The contract involved a budgetary allocation of £600,000, and multiple suppliers have been selected to deliver these services. With a wide range of suppliers including SMEs, the tender opens avenues for businesses providing specialised educational services and alternative learning strategies.

Companies like Academy 21 Limited, Certus Education Limited, and several other SMEs have successfully secured their positions, showcasing the advantage for small to medium enterprises to participate in public sector opportunities.

The notice in full

Re-opening of the Open Select List for Alternative Provision.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1

    Re-opening of the Open Select List for Alternative Provision for the delivery of Alternative Provision Services

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Number of suppliers
23

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Not stated in the notice: procurement method.

Values

Contracts value
£600,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

Not stated in the notice: lots.

References

Find a Tender notice
040431-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05601c
CPV code
80000000 - Education and training services; 85000000 - Health and social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
CPV division
80 - Education and training services; 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
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Location

Lincolnshire County Council is based in Lincoln. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Lincoln
Town
Lincoln
Postcode
LN1 1YL
Electoral ward
Carholme
Constituency
Lincoln
Region
East Midlands
Sub-region
Lincolnshire CC
Area
Lincolnshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Lincolnshire County Council
Category
Services
Contact
Mr Mark Rainey
Phone
+44 1522554053
Address
Lincoln, LN1 1YL · East Midlands · England
Call +44 1522554053
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

Who won the Lincolnshire Children's Services Open Select List 2024 for Independent… contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Lincolnshire Children's Services Open Select List 2024 for Independent… contract worth?

The contract value is £600,000.

Who is the buyer for Lincolnshire Children's Services Open Select List 2024 for Independent…?

Lincolnshire County Council, based in Lincoln, East Midlands. The named contact is Mr Mark Rainey, on +44 1522554053.

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