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Opportunity overview
Norfolk County Council will be seeking providers that wish to apply for a placement on a framework which will deliver high-quality online and face to face personalised tuition for children and young people across Norfolk. The service will deliver education outside of, or in addition to, a school setting.
The service defines the standards, expectations and responsibilities that providers must meet to support children and young people with a range of educational, social, emotional, medical, some behavioural and special educational needs. The expectation is that providers will deliver provision that is safe, effective, outcome-focused and aligned with statutory duties in line with Norfolk Area SEND, Alternative Provision Strategy and FLOURISH outcomes. The service will aim to improve educational engagement, address barriers to learning and support successful progression, development and reintegration into education wherever appropriate .
The framework will be divided into two Lots, providers can apply for one or both Lots.
Lot 1 will be for the provision of delivering one to one tuition online and Lot 2 will be for the provision of in-person tutoring across Norfolk in a non-school settings.
The framework agreement is due to commence on 1st June 2027.
Classification
CPV80590000 — Tutorial services
CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
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.
Norfolk County Council invite providers to attend the pre-market engagement events for the Framework for Provision of Tutoring for Children and Young People.
NCC will be holding Market Engagement sessions on Monday 19th October 4-5pm and Thursday 29th October 10- 11 am, to share information on the services being procured, updates for potential providers and guidance on the tender process.
We encourage any suppliers interested in applying to this opportunity to attend one of these sessions, both sessions will contain the same content to provide the market with more flexibility to attend.
To find out more information on how to attend, please find this opportunity on Norfolk County Council's tendering platform In-Tend, via this URL: https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/norfolkcc/home
The Pre Market Engagement events will take place via Microsoft Teams. More details on how to RSVP can be found on In-Tend.
Please ensure you have sent your RSVP by 3 pm on 14th October if you wish to attend the first event, or 4 pm on Wednesday 28th October for the second event.
Due
29 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
094276-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
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051656-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
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094276-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage planned framework by Norfolk County Council for personalised tuition for children and young people. It is expected to cover one-to-one online tuition and in-person tutoring in non-school settings across Norfolk, including support for learners with educational, social, emotional, medical, behavioural and special educational needs.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for tutoring and alternative-provision providers able to deliver safe, outcome-focused personalised tuition online and/or face-to-face across Norfolk. Bidding is not yet open.
Key points identified
Service qualityProvision is expected to be safe, effective and outcome-focused.Evidence: “The expectation is that providers will deliver provision that is safe, effective, outcome-focused”
Statutory and strategic alignmentProvision is expected to align with statutory duties, the Norfolk Area SEND and Alternative Provision Strategy, and FLOURISH outcomes.Evidence: “aligned with statutory duties in line with Norfolk Area SEND, Alternative Provision Strategy and FLOURISH outcomes”
Learner needsSupport children and young people with educational, social, emotional, medical, some behavioural and special educational needs.Evidence: “support children and young people with a range of educational, social, emotional, medical, some behavioural and special educational needs”
96% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Early-stage planned framework by Norfolk County Council for personalised tuition for children and young people. It is expected to cover one-to-one online tuition and in-person tutoring in non-school settings across Norfolk, including support for learners with educational, social, emotional, medical, behavioural and special educational needs.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for tutoring and alternative-provision providers able to deliver safe, outcome-focused personalised tuition online and/or face-to-face across Norfolk. Bidding is not yet open.
Key deliverables
Lot 1: one-to-one online tuition
Lot 2: in-person tutoring in non-school settings across Norfolk
Support to improve engagement, overcome barriers to learning, and aid progression or reintegration into education
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Service quality
98% confidence
Provision is expected to be safe, effective and outcome-focused.
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“The expectation is that providers will deliver provision that is safe, effective, outcome-focused”
Statutory and strategic alignment
98% confidence
Provision is expected to align with statutory duties, the Norfolk Area SEND and Alternative Provision Strategy, and FLOURISH outcomes.
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“aligned with statutory duties in line with Norfolk Area SEND, Alternative Provision Strategy and FLOURISH outcomes”
Learner needs
98% confidence
Support children and young people with educational, social, emotional, medical, some behavioural and special educational needs.
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“support children and young people with a range of educational, social, emotional, medical, some behavioural and special educational needs”
Lot participation
99% confidence
Providers may apply for one or both lots.
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“providers can apply for one or both Lots”
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown at this planned market-engagement stage.
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No explicit eligibility, financial standing, insurance, location, company-size or exclusion requirements are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated framework value
90% confidence
Up to £128,000,000.
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Opportunity value_max: 128000000 GBP.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing, payment, call-off, fee or contract-term details are supplied.
Delivery
Lot 1 delivery
99% confidence
One-to-one tuition delivered online.
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“Lot 1 will be for the provision of delivering one to one tuition online”
Lot 2 delivery
99% confidence
In-person tutoring across Norfolk in non-school settings.
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“Lot 2 will be for the provision of in-person tutoring across Norfolk in a non-school settings.”
Geographic coverage
98% confidence
Norfolk, England.
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The description specifies delivery “across Norfolk”; delivery regions are UKH15 and UKH16.
Planned commencement
98% confidence
Framework agreement due to commence on 1 June 2027.
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“The framework agreement is due to commence on 1st June 2027.”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming planned procurement; preliminary market engagement notice. Bidding is not yet indicated as open.
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display_status: upcoming; stage: planning; notice type: “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
The notice describes a framework but supplies no procurement-method details.
Lots
99% confidence
Two planned lots: online one-to-one tuition and in-person tutoring.
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“The framework will be divided into two Lots”
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage procurement
99% confidence
This is a planned preliminary market-engagement opportunity, so the final scope, timetable, procurement route, commercial terms and supplier selection requirements may change or are unknown.
The service concerns children and young people, including those with SEND and social, emotional, medical and behavioural needs; detailed safeguarding and competency requirements are not supplied.
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The description identifies these learner needs but gives no detailed compliance criteria.
Framework value uncertainty
94% confidence
The supplied £128m figure is a maximum opportunity value; allocation, volumes and call-off commitments are unknown.
View supporting evidence
value_max: 128000000 GBP; no lot values or call-off details supplied.
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