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title: "Supporting Progress and Inclusion"
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# Supporting Progress and Inclusion

Buyer: DORSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-140d3315-3faa-426b-9062-6f05e37ffbe8

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## Summary

The public procurement contracting process by Dorset Council involves the tender titled "Supporting Progress and Inclusion" within the primary education services category. The procurement stage is at the award phase, with a contract value of £8,000,000 GBP. The contract period spans from September 2022 to August 2024, providing opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs to participate in delivering services located in Dorchester, England. The tender method is an open procedure, and the award date was on July 29, 2022.

This tender by Dorset Council for educational services offers opportunities for businesses, especially SMEs and VCSEs, to engage in providing alternative education and training provisions to children and young people. Companies involved in alternative provision, inclusion support, re-engagement, teaching, and progressing to settled adulthood are well-suited to compete in this procurement. With no limit on suppliers and a clear framework structure, this opportunity supports growth and innovation within the education sector.

## Notice

Dorset Council's ambition is to support all children and young people in their journey to adulthood with underpinning principles of early help, personalisation and inclusion, enabling them to achieve their chosen outcomes. We support children and young people through a focus on the best education for all our children and young people, our localities model and inclusion within our mainstream educational settings. The Framework will ensure that Dorset Council is able to arrange suitable education or training provision for children and young people where it is needed. The need for such provision can arise for a number of reasons, including those set out under the government definition of Alternative provision: education arranged by local authorities for pupils who, because of exclusion, illness, or other reasons, would not otherwise receive suitable education; education arranged by schools for pupils on a fixed period exclusion; and where support is required for behavioural or other needs. This Framework is part of a new model of alternative provision, where such provision is used where it is needed, and is high quality enabling children and young people to make progress. Where children and young people can transition back into mainstream provision or onto a post 16 pathway, we are making it clear that alternative provision is a short-term intervention for re-engagement and support, that it is not a destination. The Framework shall comprise of the following Lots: 1 Ofsted registered Alternative Provision 2 Inclusion support 3 Re-engagement 4 Teaching 5 Progress to settled adulthood The Council's new delivery model is in line with the broad direction of the government's published proposals for SEND and alternative provision; it will however require changes to respond to the national requirements which are likely to be in around 2 years' time. A framework length of 2 years plus an optional 2 x 1 year extension, and a clear expectation in the tender that providers will respond to future national changes, provides the ability for Dorset Council to make changes as required. The Framework will run from September 2022. Tenderers may apply to enter this Open Framework at any time during the period of the Framework and the Council will evaluate applications each school term ahead of any call-off requirements. Educational establishments in the Dorset Council area may access and call-off from the framework using Lot 2 only. This includes all schools maintained by Local Authorities, Academies, Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units as listed here: Schools and Academies Search Results | Dorset FID (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk). https://familyinformationdirectory.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/kb5/dorset/fsd/results.page?familychannel=301&sortfield=title&sorttype=field&term There is no limit on suppliers that will be admitted to the Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/158d2b12-22e1-4ee8-999c-e65c9ad74ac0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £8,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DORSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | DORCHESTER |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode | DT1 1XJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK64 Dorset |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Electoral ward | Dorchester West |
| Westminster constituency | West Dorset |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 22 |
| Supplier names | BESPOKE LEARNING; CORE CREATIVE EDUCATION; CORFE VALLEY OUTDOOR LEARNING; DORSET TRADE SKILLS (SW; DORSET WELLBEING; EAQ (EQUINE ASSISTED QUALIFICATIONS; FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE; FUTURE ROOTS; GDF CONSULTANCY.COM; KEEHAN 2 ACHIEVE; LEARNING TO LIVE; MOTIVATIONAL AND PERSONAL SUCCESS; MOTOR-READY; NISAI VIRTUAL ACADEMY; NOTTON EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING; PERSONALISED LEARNING DORSET; QUEST WORK SKILLS; SUN CONNECTIONS; TARGETED PROVISION; TEACHING PERSONNEL; THEHORSECOURSE; WILLOW BANKS FOREST SCHOOL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2022 at 09:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/158d2b12-22e1-4ee8-999c-e65c9ad74ac0
- 2 Aug 2022 at 09:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/191588d3-151f-4305-a6cf-7cec93f9bc14

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/158d2b12-22e1-4ee8-999c-e65c9ad74ac0
  12th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/191588d3-151f-4305-a6cf-7cec93f9bc14
  2nd August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://familyinformationdirectory.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/kb5/dorset/fsd/results.page?familychannel=301&sortfield=title&sorttype=field&term
- https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

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