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Cheshire West and Chester Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 14:57.

Opportunity overview

Cheshire West and Chester Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement with current and prospective tuition providers to inform the future procurement of tuition services for children and young people who are educated other than at school. The Council has a statutory duty under the Education Act 1996 to secure suitable education for children and young people who cannot attend school due to: • Medical needs, including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (with or without an EHCP) • Permanent exclusion • Being a looked after child Currently, tuition services are spot purchased by multiple teams, including the Virtual School, SEN Team and Education Access Team. In 2024/25, approximately £1.4m of tuition services were procured in this way, with spend forecast to exceed £1m in 2025/26.

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-067a2d
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
3 Jan 2031, 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
UKD6
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Potential bidders are asked to review the document on the Chest, www.the-chest.org.uk and provide a reply to the email address provided. Follow up meetings will be available to approx. 6 shortlisted providers. We are keen to hear from large and small organisations and sole traders as the aim is to build up a framework of suppliers who can offer a varied tuition to meet the young persons needs.
Due
22 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038439-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Apr 2026, 11:23
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCJB-2814-BHZP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCJB-2814-BHZP

Address

Street Address
The Portal, Wellington Road
Locality
Ellesmere Port
Postal Code
CH65 0BA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD63

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ellesmere Port · UKD63 · CH65 0BA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD6 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 030093-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 038439-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·