Respect Collaboration Trust awards alternative education provision to IMBUE VENTURES LIMIT

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 15:25.

Opportunity overview

The Trust (RCT) has a statutory duty to make arrangements for the provision of appropriate education otherwise than at school, for children of compulsory school age who, by reason of suspension or exclusion from school or otherwise, will not receive a suitable education without these arrangements. The Trust are looking to run tender processes to procure suitably experienced and qualified providers to deliver their programme of Alternative Provision. Individual Tenders will be run for each type of AP Provision needed. The estimated contract value would be for all AP Provision for one academic year. As a Contract under the Light Touch Regime the contracts could be extended each year if the provision continues to be needed. Top 3 highest scoring bidders awarded a contract.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

IMBUE VENTURES LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £250k
Awarded: 15 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 14704175
Location: Derby, UKF11, DE1 3DW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award 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.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: RCT01.06
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: LOT-0000
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: RESPECT COLLABORATION TRUST
Id: GB-COH-16467932

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 16467932

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PZXX-7178-BQRZ

Address

Street Address: Bridge Street School
Locality: Derby
Postal Code: DE1 3LB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKF11

Contact

Email: v.grainger@respectschools.co.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://respectschools.co.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: PHP LAW LLP
Id: GB-COH-OC429243
Role Details: Procurement Consultant

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: OC429243

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PPRM-9434-VNYQ

Address

Street Address: Unit 3 The Brutus Centre
Locality: Totnes
Postal Code: TQ9 5RW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK43

Contact

Email: josie.medforth@phplaw.co.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

processContactPoint

Details

Url: http://www.phplaw.co.uk ↗

Organisation 3

Name: IMBUE VENTURES LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-14704175

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 14704175

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PMNG-2272-RRMJ

Address

Street Address: Wesley House
Locality: Derby
Postal Code: DE1 3DW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKF11

Contact

Email: info@imbueventures.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.imbueventures.com ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: Yes
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: (Digital and Immersive Technology) Provision of Alternative Education to Respect Collaboration Trust
Status: active
Date: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Has Options: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: LOT-0000
Related Lot: LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80000000
Description: Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKF11
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 300,000
Amount: 250,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-14704175
Name: IMBUE VENTURES LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 1 Nov 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 1 Nov 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Rolling year on year for 5 years (1+1+1+1+1)

Options

Description: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The scope of this agreement is not restricted by pupil numbers. It is anticipated that places will be purchased on an ad hoc basis, dependant on the pupil's requirements and capacity of the best value provider. However, it will be possible, in some areas, for core places to be arranged on a regular basis.

Related lots

LOT-0000

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098512-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098512-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 14:03
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 22 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Derby · UKF11 · DE1 3LB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

073436-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 4 Aug 2026, 08:50
098512-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 14:03

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Respect Collaboration Trust has awarded a digital and immersive technology alternative-education provision to IMBUE VENTURES LIMITED. The published award record is active, with a stated 12-month initial delivery period from 2 November 2026.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded / active award recordEvidence: The process display status is 'awarded'; award 1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date16 October 2026Evidence: Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.
Award notice published19 October 2026Evidence: Award notice 098512-2026 was published on 2026-10-19.

95% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098512-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06da85
First published: 4 Aug 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 15:25
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One award is recorded for IMBUE VENTURES LIMITED, covering LOT-0000. The award value is £250,000 excluding VAT (£300,000 gross).

Market significance

This is a Light Touch Regime education-services procurement for alternative provision, with potential annual renewals up to 1 November 2031 and ad-hoc purchasing flexibility.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

IMBUE VENTURES LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · 250000 GBP · Verified supplier; active award record

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Award 1 names IMBUE VENTURES LIMITED as supplier and gives a £250,000 amount. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 14704175.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

98% confidence

Awarded / active award record

View supporting evidence

The process display status is 'awarded'; award 1 has status 'active'.

Award decision date

98% confidence

16 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.

Award notice published

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award notice 098512-2026 was published on 2026-10-19.

Future signature milestone

98% confidence

Scheduled for 22 October 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-22.

Contract conclusion status

98% confidence

Not explicitly confirmed as signed in the supplied data

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The record includes a future signature date rather than an explicit signed-contract field.

Planned initial delivery period

99% confidence

2 November 2026 to 1 November 2027

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Award contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-11-02 and endDate 2027-11-01.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£250,000

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Award 1 value amount is 250000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£300,000

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Award 1 value amountGross is 300000 GBP.

Published process maximum value

97% confidence

£250,000

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Process value_max is 250000 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

4 August 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records tender notice 073436-2026 on 2026-08-04.

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

1 September 2026, 11:00 UTC

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-01T11:00:00+00:00.

Award decision

98% confidence

16 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.

Assessment summaries sent

98% confidence

19 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Award assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-19.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-19.

Scheduled signature date

98% confidence

22 October 2026

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Future signature milestone is due 2026-10-22.

Planned service start

99% confidence

2 November 2026

View supporting evidence

Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-02.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service requirement

97% confidence

Alternative education provision focused on digital and immersive technology

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The procurement title identifies Digital and Immersive Technology provision of alternative education.

Service category

99% confidence

Education and training services (CPV 80000000)

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Award item classification is CPV 80000000, Education and training services.

Geographic delivery area

94% confidence

Derby (UKF11)

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Award delivery address region is UKF11; the buyer is located in Derby.

Lot

99% confidence

LOT-0000

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Award 1 is related to LOT-0000.

Purchasing model

97% confidence

Places may be purchased ad hoc according to pupil needs and provider capacity; regular core places may be arranged in some areas

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Award options description sets out ad-hoc purchasing and possible regular core places.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Open procedure'.

Regime

99% confidence

Light Touch Regime

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Tender specialRegime is lightTouch.

Award approach stated in source

91% confidence

Top three highest-scoring bidders were intended to be awarded a contract

View supporting evidence

Tender description states 'Top 3 highest scoring bidders awarded a contract'.

Awards published in supplied record

98% confidence

One award

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The supplied awards data contains award 1 only.

Bid count and evaluation scores

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

12 months

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Contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2027.

Renewal structure

98% confidence

Rolling annual renewals, described as 1+1+1+1+1

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Award renewal description states 'Rolling year on year for 5 years (1+1+1+1+1)'.

Maximum stated extent

99% confidence

Up to 1 November 2031

View supporting evidence

Award maxExtentDate is 2031-11-01.

Options

98% confidence

Additional purchases may be made while the contract is valid

View supporting evidence

Award hasOptions is true and the options description states this right.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Demand variability

96% confidence

Spend and volumes may vary because places are anticipated to be purchased ad hoc based on pupil requirements and provider capacity.

View supporting evidence

Award options description states that pupil numbers do not restrict scope and anticipates ad-hoc place purchases.

Value interpretation

91% confidence

The £250,000 award amount aligns with the published process maximum value; the source describes the estimate as covering one academic year of alternative provision.

View supporting evidence

Award amount and process value_max are each £250,000; tender description says the estimated value is for all AP provision for one academic year.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

95%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06da85
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

RESPECT COLLABORATION TRUST

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The process identifies RESPECT COLLABORATION TRUST as buyer.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Statutory context

95% confidence

The Trust states it must arrange suitable education otherwise than at school for eligible compulsory-school-age children

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Tender description describes the Trust's stated statutory duty relating to suspension, exclusion or other lack of suitable education.

Procurement consultant

99% confidence

PHP LAW LLP

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PHP LAW LLP is identified as procuring entity and procurement consultant.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

IMBUE VENTURES LIMITED (Companies House no. 14704175)

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Verified company name and number are supplied through company-number matching.

Supplier status

98% confidence

Active company

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Supplier verification reports verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Supplier characteristics

97% confidence

SME and VCSE

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details mark scale as sme and vcse as true.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Derby, UKF11

View supporting evidence

Supplier address locality is Derby and region is UKF11.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal decision point

89% confidence

By 1 November 2027 for the first potential annual extension

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The initial term ends 1 November 2027 and the source describes annual rolling renewals. This is an estimate based on the stated end date, not a procurement forecast.

Potential maximum end date

99% confidence

1 November 2031

View supporting evidence

Award maxExtentDate is 2031-11-01.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Contract signature and commencement

99% confidence

The supplied notice records a future signature milestone and planned service dates, but does not explicitly confirm that the contract has been signed or that delivery has begun.

View supporting evidence

futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 22 October 2026; contractPeriod starts 2 November 2026; no explicit signature confirmation is supplied.

Award-count ambiguity

98% confidence

The tender description refers to awarding the top three bidders, but only one award is present in the supplied award data. No inference is made about unreported or future awards.

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Tender description says top 3 bidders awarded; supplied awards array contains one award.

Lot detail

99% confidence

LOT-0000 has no supplied title, description or separate value.

View supporting evidence

Lot record contains null title, description and value_amount.

Competition and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information on bids received, scores, ranking and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice data.

View supporting evidence

No bid count, scoring or detailed evaluation data is provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The supplied record does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed, despite a scheduled future signature date.
The tender description refers to the top three bidders being awarded, whereas only one award is included in the supplied data; the reason for this difference is not supplied.
No title, description or individual value is supplied for LOT-0000.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation scores, detailed award rationale, pricing breakdowns and actual purchase volumes.
The source describes annual renewal potential, but whether any extension will be exercised is unknown.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was awarded the Respect Collaboration Trust alternative education provision?

The supplied award record names IMBUE VENTURES LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 14704175.

What is the published award value?

The award value is £250,000 excluding VAT and £300,000 including VAT.

When is delivery planned to start?

The published contract period is scheduled to start on 2 November 2026. The supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature or service commencement.

Can the arrangement be extended?

Yes. The notice describes rolling annual renewals and gives a maximum extent date of 1 November 2031.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

(Digital and Immersive Technology) Provision of Alternative Education to Respect Collaboration Trust

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

IMBUE VENTURES LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Special regime

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Renewal

Options

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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