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SEND Alternative Provision (Call-Off Stage Two) for Tutoring, Inclusion Support & Therapies

Hampshire County Council

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28 Aug 2026 at 15:50

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03 Sep 2025 at 12:55

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11 Feb 2025 at 12:23

Tender Notice
Planning

23 Dec 2024 at 09:30

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hampshire County Council procured special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) alternative provision for children, young people and adults with Education, Health and Care Plans. The services support pupils whose needs cannot be met fully by mainstream or other educational settings, helping the council meet its statutory duties through assessment, support, review and engagement with families and professionals. The scope covers tutoring, including in-person and online tuition, qualified and non-qualified tutoring and specialist teaching; inclusion support; and therapies, including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, other regulated therapies and SEND consultancy. The work is delivered across the South East of England. The main category is education services, covering primary, secondary, higher, adult and other education.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 8 August 2025 following a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 7 July 2025 at 14:00. One active award, valued at up to £100,000,000 including call-offs, was made to Linsey Spicer trading as Achieve Your Potential; Bright & Bubbly Ltd; ELS Alternative Learning Ltd; Enemy of Boredom Academy Ltd; Faregos Home Education Group (Exams and Tuition) CIC; Kite Therapeutic Learning Service Ltd; MindSenseAbility Ltd; Tori Rist trading as More Education (Koala); Ngaged Ltd; Overworld AMP Limited; The Dare2Dream Foundation C.I.C.; The O.T. Practice Limited; The Plan B AP Community Interest Company; V Stanley & C Bellfield trading as The Playhouse Foundation; Thriveology Wellness CIC; and TLC Space Ltd. The awarded contract runs from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2029. Call-off values depend on placement numbers and are not guaranteed to approved suppliers.

This award demonstrates recurring demand from Hampshire County Council for providers able to deliver tailored SEND alternative provision rather than a single standard education service. Relevant competitors include tutoring organisations with capacity for both face-to-face and online delivery, specialist teachers and tutors, inclusion-support providers, occupational and speech and language therapy practices, other regulated therapists, and organisations able to provide SEND consultancy. The requirement suits a mixed market: the procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, and the awarded supplier group includes sole traders, SMEs, larger organisations and a community interest company. Credible future providers would need to coordinate with families and professionals, assess and review individual needs, support EHCP pupils reliably across the South East, and manage placement-based delivery at scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SEND Alternative Provision (Call-Off Stage Two) for Tutoring, Inclusion Support & Therapies

Notice Description

Hampshire County Council conducted a call off exercise off the SEND Alternative Provision Register, referenced CS25116A, B & C, for the provision of Tutoring, Inclusion Support and Therapy services for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). These plans cater to children, young people, and adults with special educational needs requiring support beyond what educational settings can offer. The services awarded under the register aim to meet statutory obligations under the Children & Families Act and SEND Regulations (2014) by assessing, meeting, and reviewing the needs of these pupils through family and professional engagement. In scope services currently include Lot A Tutoring (in-person and online tutoring, both QTS and non-QTS qualified and specialist teaching) Lot B Inclusion Support and Lot 3 Therapies (Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, other regulated therapies and SEND consultancy) with flexibility for future adjustments. After the initial period, the Register reopened on 18th August 2025 and will remain open for the duration of the Register. Please see link below to the Children's Services open framework information about contractors https://www.hants.gov.uk/business/procurement/childrens-services-open-framework-contractors for details of initial suppliers that have been awarded a call off contract for the SEND Alternative Provision Register. The Children's Services open framework information about contractors page will be updated as further suppliers are awarded call offs during the lifetime of the Framework. Additional information: The total value of call offs made under the Framework is up to PS100,000,000. The value of the call off will be dependant on placement numbers. No contracts are guaranteed to any approved supplier on the Call Off.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fcee3dea-f45c-44b7-b985-944c6a960668
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e16e69ac-b62e-4e43-ae7d-906fb4f60149
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80100000 - Primary education services

80200000 - Secondary education services

80300000 - Higher education services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Aug 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2029 4-5 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
Hampshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WINCHESTER
Postcode
SO23 8UJ
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Winchester
Electoral Ward
St Michael
Westminster Constituency
Winchester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
16
Supplier Names

Linsey Spicer

Bright & Bubbly Ltd

ELS Alternative Learning Ltd

ENEMY OF BOREDOM ACADEMY LIMITED

Faregos Home Education Group (Exams and Tuition) CIC

Kite Therapeutic Learning Service Ltd

MindSenseAbility Ltd

Tori Rist

Ngaged Ltd

Overworld AMP Limited

The Dare2Dream Foundation

The OT Practice

The Plan B AP Community Interest Company

V Stanley & C Bellfield

Thriveology Wellness CIC

TLC Space Ltd

Further Information

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