Planning

Targeted support for SEND

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Planning

31 Jul 2020 at 09:26

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is initiating a public procurement process titled "Targeted support for SEND," aimed at enhancing services for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities across the UK. This initiative falls under the training services category (CPV code: 80500000) and is currently in the planning stage. A key milestone in this process is the engagement end date set for 21 August 2020. The procurement aims to address delivery issues in local areas, particularly those identified with a Written Statement of Action after inspections by Ofsted/CQC.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational services, particularly those with expertise in supporting SEND frameworks and improvements. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) could particularly thrive in this tender, as the Department for Education seeks innovative approaches to reinforce service delivery and achieve better outcomes. Companies that have previously collaborated with local authorities or have experience in training services would be well-suited to compete for this contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Targeted support for SEND

Notice Description

Our vision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is the same as for all children and young people - that they achieve well in their early years, at school and in college, that they find employment; lead happy and fulfilled lives; and experience choice and control. In 2014, we made significant changes to the way the SEND system works. Those reforms were designed to put children and young people with SEND at the heart of the process, by joining up services for 0-25 year olds across local authorities, schools and colleges, and health and social care, and by focusing on positive outcomes in terms of employment, independent living, health, and community participation. The reforms involved significant changes to the ways in which that local agencies work together to commission and provide services for children and young people with SEND. Whilst encouraging progress has been made in the way that local authorities and health partners are delivering services, there is still some way to go before the reforms and associated cultural changes are fully embedded across the education, health and care sectors. Through our targeted delivery support contracts, we want to build on our current programme of focused support for local areas to help them embed the reforms and improve their SEND service performance. Our priority is those local areas with the most significant issues in delivering their statutory SEND duties including, but not limited to, those with a Written Statement of Action following their Ofsted/CQC inspection, those which have not made sufficient progress after a revisit and those needing support to effectively manage their High Needs budget. We expect bidders to capitalise on the success of work delivered to date by the Delivering Better Outcomes Together (DBOT) consortium whilst proposing innovative measures to increase the pace of improvement and maximise the impact of the support provided to local areas. The functions of the targeted support for delivery of SEND services contracts will include, but not be limited to the requirements set out below. Participants are invited to populate Section 3 of the attached, however as previously specified the requirement, objectives and structure of the potential opportunity going forward may be subject to change.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9cf7aac-079a-44e2-bbc0-12863cc36278
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Aug 2020Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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