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Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot

SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

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21 May 2024 at 07:16

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Tender

20 Feb 2024 at 08:01

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The South Tyneside Council has awarded a contract for the "Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot" to Treetops Occupational Therapy Ltd. The pilot project aims to improve services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by creating sensory inclusive environments in schools. The contract, valued at £125,000 GBP, was awarded on 21st May 2024, with a contract period starting on 1st August 2024 and ending on 31st August 2025. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the project falls under the categories of education and training services, as well as social work and related services.

This tender provides an opportunity for specialist organisations in sensory processing and integration therapy to collaborate with the South Tyneside Council to deliver the pilot project. Businesses in the education, training, and social work sectors are well-suited to compete for this tender. The project requires expertise in developing policy guidance, delivering training, and assessing environments for sensory inclusivity. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this procurement process to contribute to creating more inclusive environments for children and young people with complex sensory processing needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot

Notice Description

As part of our ongoing commitment to improving our Local Offer for children and young people with SEND and our current involvement with the Delivering Better Value Programme, we are seeking an experienced external specialist organisation in sensory processing and integration therapy to deliver our Sensory Inclusive Environments Pilot. This pilot will consist of: - Supporting the development of setting wide policy guidance for schools/settings - Developing resources for schools/settings - Delivering face to face and recorded training for professionals - Supporting schools/settings in assessing their environments with a view to making them more sensory inclusive - Completing assessment of children and young people with complex sensory processing needs that may require specific techniques and strategies to support them. We will ask the successful organisation to work closely with our Access & Inclusion Service and our schools/settings to deliver the above, providing written reports for settings and an evaluation at the at the end of the pilot period with recommendations for how to implement learning across all schools/settings. Suppliers will be required to express interest in this opportunity on the NEPO ProContract system. If not already registered on ProContract please register at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com. Suppliers will then be granted access to the tender documentation - Project Number DN709785. Please note that registering on ProContract and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once the above steps are complete you will be required to complete and submit the tender documentation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-62e342b5-2368-4a10-99eb-31b0e74c291e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee3a0f08-6862-408d-957a-d555a9cac4b0
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2024 - 31 Aug 2025 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTH SHIELDS
Postcode
NE33 2RL
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
South Tyneside
Electoral Ward
Beacon and Bents
Westminster Constituency
South Shields

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TREETOPS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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