Tender: Peterborough Children's External Placements PDPS Reopening — Fostering, Residential, Special Education, Tuition & Post‑16 Provision

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Peterborough is seeking suppliers for the reopening of a multi‑supplier "pseudo PDPS" for children’s external placements and tuition, structured into five core lots—Independent Fostering Agencies; Residential Children’s Homes; Independent Special Education Provisions/Post‑16 Placements; Out‑of‑School Tuition; and Post‑16 Alternative Provision—with a sixth lot comprising mini‑competitions open only to suppliers already awarded on the corresponding core lots. The PDPS will operate similarly to a DPS, is expected to reopen at twelve‑month intervals (or at the Authority’s discretion), and the procurement follows a procedure similar to the open procedure (Regulation 27) while retaining flexibility under the Light Touch Regime (Regulation 76). Providers offering 38+ week boarding or 52‑week placements must meet both the Lot 3 (ISEP) and Lot 2 (Residential Children’s Homes) specifications. Partner organisations are defined as educational establishments within Peterborough or any local authority council in England.