Notice Information
Notice Title
Framework Specialist Education and Support Service for Children and Young People in Lancashire with SEND
Notice Description
Educational and support services to be provided to young people over the age of 16 as they prepare for adulthood.
Planning Information
The Council are inviting Post 16/19 and Independent Non-Maintained Special School providers to a follow-up session where we will share updates on our procurement plans and seek your invaluable input as we begin shaping how we will meet the needs of young people across Lancashire. This represents an exciting opportunity to work in genuine partnership with us, helping to influence the future offer for young people and support them in achieving their aspirations. Your involvement will play a key role in shaping the direction of this important work, and we would very much welcome your continued contribution. This will be a facetoface event held at County Hall in Preston, PR1 8XJ from 1:30pm to 4:30pm on Tuesday 24th March. To secure your place at the event, you must complete the registration form by no later than Thursday 19th March. The registration form can be found here: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/lps-caph-market-engagement-for-post-1619-provision-and-independent-non-maintained-special-school-provision/ For anyone unable to attend the face to face event, we will be holding an online event in April, details of which will be published following the face to face event. Please continue to check Lancashire County Council's Tendering Opportunities webpage (link above) for updates and additional market engagement materials, which will be shared following the event.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060c83
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048395-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
80340000 - Special education services
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,400,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Aug 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 30 Apr 2032 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESTON
- Postcode
- PR1 0LD
- Post Town
- Preston
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Vauxhall
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048395-2026
26th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048385-2026
26th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022758-2026
13th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012216-2026
11th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005863-2026
22nd January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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