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title: "Tender for The Provision of Outreach Support for Children and Young People with Difficulties in Social Communication and Interaction."
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# Tender for The Provision of Outreach Support for Children and Young People with Difficulties in Social Communication and Interaction.

Buyer: SEFTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bb386842-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

Sefton Council is seeking to award a contract through an open procedure for the provision of outreach support services aimed at children and young people with difficulties in social communication and interaction, as well as those identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This tender relates to the primary education services sector and is particularly focused on the North West region of the United Kingdom. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, with a contract value of £900,000. The initial contract period is set to commence on 1st September 2016 and run until 31st August 2019. The tender period concluded on 16th June 2016, after which proposals from qualified organisations were evaluated.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational support services, particularly those with expertise in autism and social communication. Organisations capable of delivering targeted outreach support in educational settings would find this an advantageous bidding opportunity. The collaboration with schools to enhance educational outcomes positions suppliers to establish long-term partnerships within the community, fostering growth in the education sector and potentially expanding to similar outreach contracts across other regions.

## Notice

Sefton Council intends to secure the services of an experienced and suitably qualified organisation to deliver outreach support services for children and young people who experience difficulties with social communication, social interaction and/or who have been identified as having an autism spectrum disorder, ASD. This outreach service will work in collaboration with Sefton SEN and Inclusion Service to provide support for practitioners in mainstream schools and other educational settings in order to remove barriers to learning and optimise the educational outcomes for children and young people experiencing these types of difficulties. Current arrangements for the provision of outreach support for children and young people with social communication, social interaction and/or ASD are supplemented through the use of an external provider, Autism Initiatives. This educational outreach service is delivered through a service level agreement and focuses on the development of bespoke packages of support for individual pupils that are implemented, for the main part, by school based staff. This service is an important element of the Sefton Local Offer and is available to children and young people living in Sefton across the borough. It ensures that families can choose to have their child's needs supported in their local school, which is in line with the general presumption in law of mainstream education in relation to decisions about where children and young people with special education needs should be educated. The existing arrangements will remain in place until 1st September 2016, by which time it is anticipated that Sefton Council will have awarded a new contract for an outreach service for schools, to support children and young people experiencing difficulties with social communication, social interaction and/or who have ASD, that meets local needs. The procurement and award of the contract will be achieved through an OJEU Light-Touch Regime tender process. Submissions will be invited from suitably experienced and qualified organisations to deliver this service as the sole contractor.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21d429ea-f94c-455e-861b-301c371ba93c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jul 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jun 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jul 2016 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2016 - 31 Oct 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £900,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £900,000 |
| 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 | SEFTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOOTLE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 3UU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Linacre |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TOGETHER TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services

## Release History

- 10 Jul 2017 at 14:53 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21d429ea-f94c-455e-861b-301c371ba93c
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21d429ea-f94c-455e-861b-301c371ba93c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21d429ea-f94c-455e-861b-301c371ba93c
  31st May 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=19f409ca-6e1e-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sefton.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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