Alternative Provision
- Buyer
- Hull City Council
- Value
- £4,840,108
- Closes
- 13 November 2026
- Where
- Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Hull City Council is hiring organisations to provide Alternative Provision services for secondary school students (Key Stages 3 and 4) who cannot attend mainstream education, plus primary school alternatives. The contract runs from September 2027 to August 2029 with a possible two-year extension, worth approximately £4.8 million per year across 7 separate lots.
What the buyer wants
• Provide tailored education and support services for young people unable to access mainstream schooling, split across different age groups and delivery models (Step Out Provision, Day 6 Provision, and Primary provision) • Work with Key Stages 3 and 4 students (ages 11-16 approximately) to deliver alternative educational pathways • Deliver services that meet the council's quality standards and safeguarding requirements for vulnerable young people
Lots
- Lot 1: Step Out Provision KS3 & KS4
- Lot 2: Day 6 Provision KS3 & KS4
- Lot 3: Primary Step Out and Day 6 Provision (1)
- Lot 4: Enhanced Risk Management Provision
- Lot 5: Long Term KS3 Alternative Provision
- Lot 6: Long Term KS 4 Alternative Provision
- Lot 7: Medical Step Down and High Anxiety Provision
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract is almost certainly disqualified for small construction, cleaning, electrical, or other trade businesses. It is an education services contract requiring specialist alternative provision expertise, qualified staff, and existing infrastructure to support vulnerable young people. Only apply if you run an education, tutoring, or alternative provision organisation.
How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
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