Summary
Machine-generated summaryCentral Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council are preparing a new Alternative Education and Provision Framework, due to start on 1 September 2027. Applications for the framework are planned to open in November 2026. Before that, the councils will host a Pre-Market Engagement Event on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 13:30 to 15:30, where providers can learn about the proposed framework, understand the councils' requirements and ask questions. The agenda covers defining alternative education and provision, the councils' aims and analysis, contract monitoring, quality assurance, the procurement process, social value, tender timelines and questions. Interested providers can contact Lynzy Stimpson-Sharpley by email to attend or raise queries, and feedback is welcomed as the framework is developed.
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What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 426 awards for Education & training in United Kingdom.
- Median award
- €52,472
- Middle half of past awards
- €28,064 to €112,939
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The buyer
Full buyer profileBedford Borough Council
- notices in the register
- 23
- awards
- 12
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 11
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 27%
Based on 11 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Education & training - United Kingdom
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Trust | 15 | €1.6M | Sep 2026 |
| TWA Certifications Ltd | 10 | €333,401 | Sep 2026 |
| QA LIMITED | 8 | €2.1M | Oct 2026 |
| Kinetic Youth Ltd | 8 | €775,540 | Sep 2026 |
| Cambridge Spark Ltd | 7 | €484,401 | Sep 2026 |
Based on 523 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
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Market context
Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Education & training
- 1,153
- median open notice
- €206,286
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Education & training
- different companies won awards here
- 385
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 135
Based on 523 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
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