Pseudo-DPS for Alternative Education Provision (AP) 2024 - 2027
Bedford Borough CouncilEstimated Value
£0 – £2,150,000
Deadline
22 March 2027
209 days remaining
Published
9 February 2024
Type
services
Overview
An Approved Provider List (APL) on a Pseudo-DPS of suitably-qualified suppliers to deliver Alternative Education Provision to children and young people who are unable to access mainstream education provision due to their social, emotional and mental health needs and/or behaviours that challenge. These services are intended to be short-term interventions aimed at enabling a child or young person to achieve good educational outcomes and reintegrate back into mainstream school in a supported way.
The services to be provided comprise a mixture of education, tuition, individual support, coaching, mentoring and therapeutic services dependent on the needs of the children/young people being worked with. The local authority will determine the level of service to be provided to individual children/young people. Services will be in 3 Lots.
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Bedford Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
9 February 2024
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22 March 2027
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