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WCC Preliminary Market Engagement for the provision of A Learning Outside the Classroom, Educational Visits Advice and Reporting Service for all Warwickshire County Council Maintained Schools

Warwickshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 22:57.

Opportunity overview

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is seeking to understand market capacity, capability and interest in delivering a Learning Outside the Classroom, Educational Visits Advice and Reporting Service for WCC-maintained schools. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement (PME) exercise is to: • Test assumptions about service design and delivery models • Understand current market offerings and innovations • Identify potential providers and gauge interest in providing this service • Gather feedback to refine the forthcoming service specification and procurement approach. WCC maintains statutory responsibilities related to the health, safety and management of educational visits and offsite activities. The current service supports: • 106 maintained schools with a total of 25,888 pupils on roll. The service ensures that planning, risk assessment, reporting and emergency procedures related to offsite educational activities reflect national best practice and statutory requirements. WCC anticipates procuring a service to deliver the following: 1. Advisory and Support Services 2. Reporting and Quality Assurance 3. Training Services 4. IT System

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

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
ocds-h6vhtk-066775
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (WarwickshireCC) for the administration of this market engagement process. Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for the portal is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/warwickshirecc/aspx/Home Registration and use of our portal is free. When registering you will be re-directed to the In-Tend sell2midlands site. If you already registered and have issues logging in then you may need to re-set your password. You will need to select "Log in to portal" next to Warwickshire County Council. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this market engagement must be via the portal's correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with the portal please email us at: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk Providers must register on In-Tend and log in to our portal to express an interest in this project and to be able to correspond with us about this market testing. The deadline for Clarification questions is 20th March 2026 at 12 midday, and the deadline for Market Testing Returns is 1st April 2026 at 12 midday.
Due
1 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021886-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Mar 2026, 15:19
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Warwickshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PDTN-5446-NMXW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDTN-5446-NMXW

Address

Street Address
Shire Hall
Locality
Warwick
Postal Code
CV34 4SA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG13

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warwick · UKG13 · CV34 4SA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG13 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 021886-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·