Notice Information
Notice Title
PE SEND Programme 2025/26 - Competitive Grant Opportunity
Notice Description
THIS IS A COMPETITIVE GRANT OPPORTUNITY The Department is seeking bids for a grant programme for 3 financial years (2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-2028) to develop and deliver a programme that improves and increases PE, school sport and physical activity opportunities available to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). A programme that is open to both primary and secondary pupils (Key Stages 1 - 4) in mainstream schools, academies, special schools and alternative provision settings across all 9 regions of England. We are looking for measurable and sustained improvement in: - The upskilling of teachers and the wider school workforce to provide high quality and inclusive PE, school sport and physical activity for pupils with SEND. - Opportunities for pupils with SEND to achieve 20 minutes of physical activity a day and undertake strength and balance activities 3 times a week, as recommended by the UK Chief Medical Officers. - The engagement and participation of pupils with SEND in PE, school sport and physical activity, within the core school day and in extracurricular provision. - Opportunities for children with SEND to thrive through PE and sport (e.g. developing resilience, leadership and belonging). We would also be interested in bids that sought to Improve the quality of school swimming and water safety lessons for pupils with SEND. Grant funding of up to PS300,000 is secured for the first year (2025-26). Funding for 2 additional years (up to PS300,000 for 2026-27 and up to PS300,000 for 2027-28) will be subject to agreement of departmental priorities as part of the Spending Review and assessment of programme performance. For more details and access to the full suite of bidding documents please got to the Departments e-Tendering portal, Jaggaer: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ - From the Home page, click 'view opportunities' and click on PE SEND Programme 2025/26 to express your interest.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-add4a41c-4c55-4c65-8c45-f968feb6e69b
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8cc5036c-219b-4def-88b8-cdce206f8206
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other - Competitive Grant
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Jan 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8cc5036c-219b-4def-88b8-cdce206f8206
31st January 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cbc2d5a-ebda-4b93-afea-d33acca58724
23rd January 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93d1d080-512a-45b0-bf4c-0538a264404e
23rd January 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
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