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Birmingham Virtual School Educational Wellbeing Service

Birmingham City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 01:41.

Opportunity overview

Birmingham Virtual School (BVS) seeks to commission an early intervention and prevention Educational Well-Being Service. This service will enrich the educational experiences of children who are looked-after, previously looked-after, or known to social care in Birmingham. The aim is to maximise educational achievement, inclusion and progression by addressing individual needs with specific focus on: (1) preparing for and taking public examinations and tests; and (2) supporting vulnerable children through normal admissions round school-to-school transitions. The service will deliver programmes and direct support that: • Prepare and support children and young people to revise for and sit national examinations/tests (e.g., SATs, GCSEs, A-Levels, and equivalent). • Support confident school transitions at key stages (Pre-1 to Reception, Reception to Year 1, Infant to Junior, Year 6 to Year 7, Year 8 to Year 9, Year 11 to Post-16, Year 13 to Year 14 or Higher Education/employment/training). The contract is estimated to commence on 2nd January 2027 and will be in place for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. This is a retender, the previous notice reference is ocds-h6vhtk-05d566

Classification

  • CPV85311300 — Welfare services for children and young people
  • CPV85312320 — Counselling services

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 800k · Source currency differs from tender

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
P3443_R
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
This procurement is being issued using the Council's e-tendering system 'In-tend' and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the 'in-tend' system. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the etendering@birmingham.gov.uk. Tender deadline submission is noon on 29th June 2026.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
29 Jun 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
22 Jun 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
13 Aug 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
960,000
Amount
800,000
Currency
AED

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value
Description
Social Value has been allocated a total weighting of 20%, which will be apportioned on the following basis: Qualitative share of the score (Social Value method statement questions): 10% Quantitative share of the score (BBC4SR Action Plan): 10%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
2 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Jan 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85311300
Description
Welfare services for children and young people
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312320
Description
Counselling services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
043420-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 May 2026, 12:50
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Birmingham City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCJJ-4826-QMLZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCJJ-4826-QMLZ

Address

Street Address
Council House, 1 Victoria Square
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1BB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Name
Commercial and Procurement Services

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B1 1BB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG31 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 039096-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 043416-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 043420-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·