How to win: Alternative Education Provision Services

About this contract

The procurement will establish a strategic contract for the delivery of Alternative Provision (AP) in Plymouth, enabling the Council to meet its statutory duties under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 to provide suitable, full-time education for children unable to access mainstream schooling due to illness, exclusion, or other reasons.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Plymouth City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £5,800,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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