Purpose

The Alternative Learning Provision Framework
Cabinet Decision taken on 5th October 2021 authorised the Executive
Director Children and Education to procure and award the
contract(s) necessary for the implementation of a framework for
Alternative Learning Provision, from 1st September 2022 for 5 years
+ 1 at a cost of £2.75m per year in-line with the procurement
routes and maximum budget envelopes outlined in the report.
It also authorised the Executive Director to invoke any subsequent
extensions/variations specifically defined in the contract(s) being
awarded, up to the maximum budget envelope outlined in the Cabinet
report, including through any block purchasing arrangements.
This decision is to procure a block contract from the Alternative
Learning Provision Framework for the academic year 2025/26, which
will provide early intervention support to be allocated at
Inclusion Surgeries, with an aim to supporting schools to keep
children in mainstream school where appropriate.

Content

To procure and award a block contract to
support earlier intervention for children with alternative learning
needs. This will provide early intervention support to be allocated
at Inclusion Surgeries, with an aim to supporting schools to keep
children in mainstream school where appropriate.