--- title: "Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-62e342b5-2368-4a10-99eb-31b0e74c291e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-62e342b5-2368-4a10-99eb-31b0e74c291e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-62e342b5-2368-4a10-99eb-31b0e74c291e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-62e342b5-2368-4a10-99eb-31b0e74c291e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL" published: "2024-05-21" --- # Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot Buyer: SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-62e342b5-2368-4a10-99eb-31b0e74c291e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-62e342b5-2368-4a10-99eb-31b0e74c291e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-62e342b5-2368-4a10-99eb-31b0e74c291e.json) ## Summary The South Tyneside Council has awarded a contract for the "Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot" to Treetops Occupational Therapy Ltd. The pilot project aims to improve services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by creating sensory inclusive environments in schools. The contract, valued at £125,000 GBP, was awarded on 21st May 2024, with a contract period starting on 1st August 2024 and ending on 31st August 2025. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the project falls under the categories of education and training services, as well as social work and related services. This tender provides an opportunity for specialist organisations in sensory processing and integration therapy to collaborate with the South Tyneside Council to deliver the pilot project. Businesses in the education, training, and social work sectors are well-suited to compete for this tender. The project requires expertise in developing policy guidance, delivering training, and assessing environments for sensory inclusivity. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this procurement process to contribute to creating more inclusive environments for children and young people with complex sensory processing needs. ## Notice As part of our ongoing commitment to improving our Local Offer for children and young people with SEND and our current involvement with the Delivering Better Value Programme, we are seeking an experienced external specialist organisation in sensory processing and integration therapy to deliver our Sensory Inclusive Environments Pilot. This pilot will consist of: - Supporting the development of setting wide policy guidance for schools/settings - Developing resources for schools/settings - Delivering face to face and recorded training for professionals - Supporting schools/settings in assessing their environments with a view to making them more sensory inclusive - Completing assessment of children and young people with complex sensory processing needs that may require specific techniques and strategies to support them. We will ask the successful organisation to work closely with our Access & Inclusion Service and our schools/settings to deliver the above, providing written reports for settings and an evaluation at the at the end of the pilot period with recommendations for how to implement learning across all schools/settings. Suppliers will be required to express interest in this opportunity on the NEPO ProContract system. If not already registered on ProContract please register at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com. Suppliers will then be granted access to the tender documentation - Project Number DN709785. Please note that registering on ProContract and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once the above steps are complete you will be required to complete and submit the tender documentation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee3a0f08-6862-408d-957a-d555a9cac4b0 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 May 2024 | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2024 - 31 Aug 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £125,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £125,000 | | 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 | SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTH SHIELDS | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE33 2RL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | South Tyneside | | Electoral ward | Beacon and Bents | | Westminster constituency | South Shields | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | TREETOPS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 21 May 2024 at 07:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee3a0f08-6862-408d-957a-d555a9cac4b0 - 20 Feb 2024 at 08:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b216579-b6a0-45f2-aee9-26b2be03d284 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee3a0f08-6862-408d-957a-d555a9cac4b0 21st May 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b216579-b6a0-45f2-aee9-26b2be03d284 20th February 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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