Notice Information
Notice Title
Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon
Notice Description
Devon County Council (DCC) will be setting up an Open Light Touch Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon. This framework will enable DCC to call-off and award contracts for placements and alternative packages of work to approved framework providers. The framework will comprise the following Lots: Lot 1a - Pre-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent schools, independent special schools or non-maintained special schools. Lot 1b - Post-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent post-16 settings and independent special post-16 settings schools and colleges. Lot 2a - Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support which form part of an educated other than at school (EOTAS) which has been named within a child or young person's statutory Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Lot 2b - Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting.
Lot Information
Pre-16 Education Placements
Pre-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent schools, independent special schools or non-maintained special schools.
Post-16 Education PlacementsPost-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent post-16 settings and independent special post-16 settings schools and colleges.
Alternative Education Provision (EOTAS)Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support which form part of an educated other than at school (EOTAS) which has been named within a child or young person's statutory Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
Alternative Education Provision (Reintegration)Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting.
Planning Information
Devon County Council would like to invite providers to attend upcoming engagement events in relation to future commissioning of: - Education placements for children and young people with special education needs & disabilities (SEND) and statutory Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCP's) - Alternative education support services for children and young people in Devon Devon County Council will be supporting the following two events on Tuesday 11th March 2025 to be held in the Committee Suites at County Hall in Exeter. To sign up to attend one of these events or both events, pleas fill in our Microsoft Forms survey: - https://forms.office.com/e/1KSRfiGF8z Event 1, Tuesday 11th March 2025, 9.30am to 1pm. - The future commissioning of alternative education provision services with Devon County Council. - This event will be a mixture of short presentations and workshop style activities, discussion, and collaboration. - This event is intended for providers offering packages of alternative education provision services or support for children and young people - This event will look at the future design and longer-term commissioning model the Council will use to buy services from this market and opportunities for us to work together on this. Event 2, Tuesday 11th March 2025, 2pm to 5.30pm - The future commissioning of bespoke education placements within the independent sector for children and young people with Education, Health, and Care Plans with Devon County Council - This event is intended for the following settings: - independent schools, independent special schools and non-maintained special schools and special independent post-16 provision. This includes both Section 41 approved and non-Section 41 approved providers. - This event will be a mixture of short presentations and workshop style activities, discussion, and collaboration. - This event will look at the future design and longer-term commissioning model the Council will use to buy services from this market and opportunities for us to work together on this. Please note lunch will not be provided, but there is a cafe on site at County Hall where refreshments can be purchased. Spaces will be limited to 1 representative per organisation. These events are intended for DCC commissioners to gain information and knowledge regarding the specific services from providers delivering them, with this in mind if you wish to attend, please join the event aimed at the services you are currently delivering. As we develop further there will be opportunities in the future where we will combine both services to jointly look to the future
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ea55
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015068-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £613,990,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £613,990,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- £1,227,980,000 £1B-£10B
- Contracts Value
- £1,227,980,000 £1B-£10B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20267 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 24 Nov 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Devon County Council
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EXETER
- Postcode
- EX2 4QD
- Postcode Area
- Exeter
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- Newtown and St Leonard's
- Westminster Constituency
- Exeter
Supplier Information
- Number of Suppliers
- 138
- Supplier Names
Aspris Children's Services Limited
HIGHGATE HILL HOUSE SCHOOL LTD
BLACKFORD EDUCATION (SCHOOLS) LIMITED
BREAKTHROUGH - TRANSFORMATION TRUST
BEYOND CREATIVE EDUCATION LIMITED
Charlotte Haley's Tutoring and Mentoring
ERME VALLEY RIDING FOR THE DISABLED LTD
INSIGHT WELLBEING SERVICES LTD
INSPIRE SOUTH WEST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
LIVE TO LEARN EDUCATION LIMITED
MADE WELL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
NETWORK HEALTHCARE PROFESISONALS LIMITED
NURTURE IN NATURE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CIC
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST
SIRONA THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP CIO
SOUTH WEST ALTERNATIVE PROVISION LTD
South West Autism Support Services
THE BRIDGE ALTERNATIVE PROVISION LTD
INCLUSIVE PATHWAYS EDUCATION LTD
COMMUNITY EQUALITY DISABILITY ACTION
South West Intervention Services
TRANSFORMING FUTURES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
PHOENIX LEARNING & CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education
FOUNTAIN HEAD HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED
WEY EUDCATION SERVICES LIMITED
ACCESS COMMUNICATION SERVICES LTD
BALE'S FARM OUTDOOR LEARNING LTD
ESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
HIGH IMPACT ACADEMIC COACHING LTD
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015068-2026
19th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011203-2026
9th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081761-2025
11th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078348-2025
1st December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057930-2025
19th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054487-2025
8th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008287-2025
7th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8806
Copy of Framework Agreement for Lot 1a. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Agreement. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8807
Copy of Appointment Letter for Lot 1a. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Letter. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8791
Copy of Framework Agreement for Lot 1b. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Agreement. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8792
Copy of Appointment Letter for Lot 1b. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Letter. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8793
Copy of Framework Agreement for Lot 2a. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Agreement. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8794
Copy of Appointment Letter for Lot 2a. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Letter. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8789
Copy of Framework Agreement for Lot 2b. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Agreement -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8790
Copy of Appointment Letter for Lot 2b. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Letter. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-12148
Copy of the Appointment Letter for Lot 1a. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised letter. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-12149
Copy of the Framework Agreement for Lot 1a. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Agreement. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-12150
Copy of the Appointment Letter for Lot 1b. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised letter. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-12151
Copy of the Framework Agreement for Lot 1b. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Agreement. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-12152
Copy of the Appointment Letter for Lot 2a. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised letter. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-12153
Copy of the Framework Agreement for Lot 2a. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Agreement. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-12155
Copy of the Framework Agreement for Lot 2b. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised Agreement. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-12156
Copy of the Appointment Letter for Lot 2b. All successful Bidders will have received a personalised letter.
Notice URLs
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