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ALTERNATIVE PROVISION – OEAS PLACEMENTS - PERMANENTLY EXCLUDED PRIMARY PUPILS

Lincolnshire County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 12:42.

Opportunity overview

The Council requires the provision of ALTERNATIVE PROVISION PLACEMENTS for PERMANENTLY EXCLUDED PRIMARY PUPILS. This to be provided by a Department for Education Online Education Accreditation Scheme approved Supplier who can deliver full time online education to 5-11year olds (primary phase pupils). Pupils will be resident in Lincolnshire and be placed on an interim basis until a site based placement in either regulated site based Alternative Provision, returns to mainstream school or is progressed to a specialist setting in order to meet their needs. The Service shall operate a ‘roll on, roll off’ education programme with PEX placements commencing and ending at any point of an academic year. Placement volumes will be demand based and occupancy will fluctuate according to PEX primary volumes and placement needs in an academic year. This is a below services threshold (non covered) procurement and requires the supplier to hold a DfE accreditation with primary phase approval within the accreditation in order to participate. Therefore participation is by Request for Quotation and via direct invitation by the Council, which is in line with the Council's Contract and Procurement Procedure Rules for below threshold services procurement.

Awarded to

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SOPHIA HIGH LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£199.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£249.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 12765193
Location
London, UKI34, SW11 8BZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CS0033
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Lincolnshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGRB-3736-CHZN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGRB-3736-CHZN

Address

Street Address
County Offices, Newland
Locality
Lincoln
Postal Code
LN1 1YL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF30

Contact

Name
Stefanie Davie

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
SOPHIA HIGH LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-12765193

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
12765193

Address

Street Address
Office 315, The Engine Room Battersea Power Station 18 Power Station Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW11 8BZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI34

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80100000
Description
Primary education services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-12765193
Name
SOPHIA HIGH LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
27 Jul 2026, 01:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 01:00
Ends
31 Aug 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
12 months - subject to any ongoing need for placements into 2027/28 academic year and where allocated budget remains available.

Value

Including VAT
249,600
Amount
199,680
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072098-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jul 2026, 11:41
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lincoln · UKF30 · LN1 1YL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 017414-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 062429-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 072098-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·