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PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT FOR OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND ALTERNATIVE PROVISION EDUCATION SERVICES

TOVE LEARNING TRUST · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Tove Learning Trust is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to inform the potential future procurement of specialist outdoor education, forest school and alternative provision services for pupils across its academies. The Trust is seeking to engage with providers capable of delivering high-quality, specialist educational provision for children and young people, including those with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Social, Emotional and Behavioural Needs (SEBN), pupils who have been permanently excluded or are at risk of exclusion, and those requiring targeted interventions to support reintegration into mainstream or specialist education. The potential scope of services may include one-to-one support, small group interventions, paired provision with enhanced staffing ratios, whole-class outdoor learning and forest school programmes, curriculum-linked experiential learning including qualifications (e.g. ASDAN, DofE), therapeutic and personal development focused activities. The Trust is seeking feedback from the market regarding supplier capability, capacity, geographic coverage, delivery models, transport arrangements, safeguarding arrangements, staffing models, innovative approaches to delivery, and experience of supporting vulnerable learners. Information gathered through this engagement will help inform the procurement strategy in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. This Preliminary Market Engagement exercise is issued for information gathering purposes only. It does not constitute a call for competition, invitation to tender, or any commitment by Tove Learning Trust to commence a procurement process. Participation in this exercise will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement.

Classification

  • CPV80100000 — Primary education services
  • CPV80200000 — Secondary education services
  • CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services
  • CPV85312510 — Vocational rehabilitation 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-06bef7
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
25 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
25 Jan 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80100000
Description
Primary education services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80200000
Description
Secondary education services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312300
Description
Guidance and counselling services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312510
Description
Vocational rehabilitation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This engagement will be conducted through a written questionnaire contained within Appendix 1 of the Preliminary Market Engagement document. No supplier presentations, site visits or engagement events are currently planned. Interested organisations are invited to submit an expression of interest and request a questionnaire by email to procurement@tovelearning.org.uk . Completed questionnaires to be submitted by email no later than 17 July 2026. Suppliers may submit clarification questions relating to this engagement by email to procurement@tovelearning.org.uk. Questions should be submitted as early as possible to enable the Trust to provide responses before the closing date. Where appropriate, responses to clarification questions may be shared with all participating organisations to ensure transparency and equal treatment.
Due
17 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060761-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jun 2026, 13:39
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
TOVE LEARNING TRUST
Id
GB-COH-07525820

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07525820

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJXP-3935-HXGY

Address

Street Address
c/o Elizabeth Woodville School, Stratford Road
Locality
Roade
Postal Code
NN7 2LP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF24

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Roade · UKF24 · NN7 2LP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 060695-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 060761-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·