Tender

Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme

TORBAY COUNCIL

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Planning

31 Jan 2025 at 15:47

Summary of the contracting process

Torbay Council is undertaking the procurement process for the "Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme" to provide educational services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who cannot be accommodated within a registered school. This tender covers the region of Torquay, UKK42, and an active procurement stage has been reached. The procurement aims to establish a holistic and consistent EOTAS Programme consisting of four lots with distinct focuses: core curriculum education, community inclusion, aspiration framework, and therapeutic framework. The end date for tender submissions is 3rd March 2025, with the procurement method being open, allowing electronic submissions only.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for business growth, especially for organisations specialising in educational and therapeutic services tailored for SEND pupils. Companies capable of providing core curriculum education, community integration, and therapeutic support can benefit from this opportunity. Specialist educational providers, therapeutic service providers, and community health services have the potential to secure contracts or framework agreements with the council, enhancing their market presence and portfolio. This structure aims to ensure the consistency and sustainability of educational services for children outside the traditional school system, opening innovative business possibilities for qualified suppliers.

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Notice Title

Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme

Notice Description

Whilst the majority of children and young people will access their education within a registered school, for some with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) this is not appropriate. When the local authority is in agreement that education within a school is not appropriate to be able to support the needs of the child or young person, an arrangement can be agreed for them to access their education elsewhere by a different service. Historically, Torbay Council has taken an ad-hoc approach to this where the provision is spot-purchased on a case-by-case basis. Due to this ad-hoc arrangement and the increasing need for children and young people to receive their education via (Education other than at Schools) EOTAS, it has caused a fragmented system where there is no package offer available for families to understand what EOTAS could look like for their child and inconsistencies have been experienced. Therefore, the purpose of this procurement exercise is to establish a holistic EOTAS Programme where a child or young person accessing the provision has a consistent journey with defined outcomes, families can, at a glance, understand what the EOTAS provision will look like for their child and will increase the overall sustainability of EOTAS delivery within Torbay. The EOTAS Programme will compromise of 4 Lots: Lot 1 Core Curriculum Education Lot 2 Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood Lot 3a Aspiration Framework; and Lot 3b Therapeutic Framework

Lot Information

Lot 1 Core Curriculum Education

This Lot will include core curriculum education to form part of the child's entire package with the focus on English, Maths, Science with ICT skills being incorporated. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A1 and B. There will be a maximum of one (1) supplier who will be awarded a contract under this Lot.

Lot 2 Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood

This Lot will include working with children on their barriers to education, emotional regulation, social, life and independence skills. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A2 and B. There will be a maximum of one (1) supplier who will be awarded a contract under this Lot.

Lot 3a Aspiration Framework

Lot 3a will be a framework of providers capable of providing broad and varied areas of interest to support the child's learning and development. It is expected that a child receiving support through Lot 1 and Lot 2 will access at least one provider on Lot 3a. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A3 and B. There will be a maximum of ten (10) suppliers who will be awarded a place on the framework.

Lot 3b Therapeutic Framework

Lot 3b will be a framework of providers capable of providing therapeutic support for pupils who are experiencing challenges in accessing an education programme. It is expected that this framework will be accessed where a child eligible of receiving an EOTAS package requires therapeutic work to support them in their readiness to access Lot 1 and Lot 2 or where they need additional emotional wellbeing support throughout the duration of the programme. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A4 and B. There will be a maximum of five (5) suppliers who will be awarded a place on the framework.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dabb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003344-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80100000 - Primary education services

80200000 - Secondary education services

80212000 - Vocational secondary education services

85000000 - Health and social work services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
£2,761,000 £1M-£10M
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
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TORBAY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mrs Chloe Farquhar
Contact Email
chloe.farquhar@torbay.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1803208350

Buyer Location

Locality
TORQUAY
Postcode
TQ1 3DR
Post Town
Torquay
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK42 Torbay
Delivery Location
TLK42 Torbay

Local Authority
Torbay
Electoral Ward
Tormohun
Westminster Constituency
Torbay

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