WP3899a - Provision of Alternative Education

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

028537-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 80000000

Published tags

tenderUpdate

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

If you already have a contract through WP3899- Provision of Alternative Education in place with Walsall Council then you do not need to complete this application process. This is for new applicants only. The duration of the Contracts will be from the date each award is made following successful completion of the application process to 9th April 2027 with the option to extend up to a further 36 months. The procurement process is an Open Application Process under the Light Touch Regime. Under Regulation 76, the council is free to establish a procedure, provided that, the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (suppliers). The Application Process remains open for the duration of the contract and providers can apply to join at any time. All suppliers that satisfy all of the minimum requirements of the standard selection questionnaire (SSQ) and due diligence process shall be awarded a contract. It is anticipated that the Council will review new applicants on a termly basis.

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Award notice observed

   25 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   027171-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

2. Award notice observed

   26 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

   Open this official Find a Tender notice

   Record references

   Release reference

   028018-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

3. Award notice observed

   27 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

   Open this official Find a Tender notice

   Record references

   Release reference

   028457-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

4. Award notice observed

   27 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

   Open this official Find a Tender notice

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• WP3899a - Provision of Alternative Education

  Buyer: Walsall Metropolitan Borough CouncilSupplier: Dragon Football Academy

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £12,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for WP3899a - Provision of Alternative Education

  About this figure

  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  027171-2026-1

• WP3899a - Provision of Alternative Education

  Buyer: Walsall Metropolitan Borough CouncilSupplier: Elite Training Group Limited

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £12,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Options are statedLot 1

  Extension of up to a further 48 months

  Repeated in 3 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 27 Mar 2026.Open supporting notice 028457-2026
• Options are statedLot 1

  Extension for up to a further 48 months

  Published 27 Mar 2026.Open supporting notice 028527-2026

No exact source-published process relationship was found.