Purpose

Alternative provision supports a broad range
of needs and consists of a wide supplier base, including Pupil
Referral Units (PRU), alternative provision academies and free
schools, independent schools and unregistered suppliers.
Alternative provision schools also include a small number of
medical and hospital schools. These play an important specialist
role in supporting children and young people whose health prevents
them from attending a mainstream school, re-engaging them in
education as much as their health allows, and providing a supported
transition back to mainstream school when appropriate. Many
children and young people in alternative provision have special
educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
 
Alternative provision will be expected to
offer individually tailored learning and/or support.
 
In developing this DPS, SCC wishes to move to
a whole system approach to alternative provision where inclusive
schools, clear pathways and outstanding provision all work together
to ensure excellent outcomes for children and young people. SCC
wishes promoting a collective system in which educational settings,
community services, health and education support services all play
a crucial part in responding to vulnerable children and assisting
with reintegration to school (where appropriate). Suppliers
successful in joining the AP DPS will play a vital role in creating
a “community” of provision.

Content

It was AGREED that:
 

Contracts are awarded to the
successful suppliers listed below, covering 44 services, for Round
3 of the DPS:

 

1

Activate Learning

2

Change of Scene

3

EmpowerEd Education

4

Halow Project

5

Nudge Education

6

People & Animal Wellbeing Services

7

Sugarman Health & Wellbeing Ltd

8

The Dare2Dream Foundation

9

The Educatch charity

10

The Tutor Team

 

Any future
Mini-Competitions run under the DPS for SCC or on behalf of Schools
will be subject to a Procurement Report Part 1 and Part 2
approval.

 

Any Direct Awards
under the DPS will require approval which will be delegated to the
relevant officer as per the PCSO’s based on the value of the
direct award.

 

Schools utilising the
DPS will be responsible for their own direct award contracts and
will be required to update SCC of these.

 

Reasons for the decision

Reasons for
Decision:
 
The bids were evaluated against the criteria
and methodology detailed within the ITT documentation.
Successful suppliers have met the minimum
quality requirements for admission onto the DPS.
The Suppliers admitted for the Round 3 will
cover a total of 42 services across the Sub-Lots with breakdown as
below:

Lot 1a Tutoring (QTS Qualified)
Online Provision – 4 services
Lot 1b Tutoring (QTS Qualified)
Face-to-Face Provision – 3 services
Lot 2a Tutoring (Non-QTS Qualified)
Online Provision – 4 services
Lot 2b Tutoring (Non-QTS Qualified)
Face-to-Face Provision – 4 services
Lot 3a Specialist Teachers Online
Provision – 4 services
Lot 3b Specialist Teachers
Face-to-Face Provision – 3 services
Lot 5a Other Services Supporting
Education Online Provision – 3 services
Lot 5b Other Services Supporting
Education Face-to-Face Provision – 7 services
Lot 6a Post-16 Support Services
Online Provision – 4 services
Lot 6b Post-16 Support Services
Face-to-Face Provision – 6 services

This will allow a range of Independent
Alternative Provision services to be available for direct award or
Mini-Competition to meet the needs of individual Children and Young
People.

Alternative options considered

See Procurement Report