--- title: "Educated Other Than At School" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ac75" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02ac75" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ac75.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ac75.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2021-04-30" --- # Educated Other Than At School Buyer: CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ac75 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02ac75) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ac75.json) ## Summary Caerphilly County Borough Council has successfully awarded a framework agreement titled "Educated Other Than At School." This procurement, which falls under the secondary education services category, was completed as part of an open procedure within the framework of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015. The awarded contracts focus on providing educational services to various groups of vulnerable learners within the boundaries of Caerphilly CBC. The key dates include the award date of 1st April 2021, and the procurement process involved identifying needs such as those related to emotional and physical challenges, mental health conditions, and medical conditions impacting educational attendance. This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational services, particularly those with experience in supporting vulnerable learners or those with complex needs. Organisations providing alternative educational provisions, mental health support, or specialised teaching services will find this tender well-suited to their capabilities. The framework agreement allows for an ongoing relationship with the contracting authority, fostering potential for business growth through repeated engagements in this specialised sector of education. ## Notice Caerphilly CBC has awarded a framework agreement for the provision of Educated Other than At School, under the Public Contracts Regulation 2015, schedule 3, falling within Regulation 74-77, otherwise known as the Light Touch Regime. This notice is to inform the market that the tender process has now been awarded ### Lot Information Learners who are vulnerable, both physically and emotionally with a range of significant challenging behaviours This group of vulnerable learners will present with withdrawn or challenging behaviour. There will be identified aspects of self harm and substance misuse. There will be underachievement with significant disengagement from learning. They may have experienced a number of school placements. There will be evidence of periodic difficulty coping from their earliest years in school. They will be known to Social Services as being on the Child Protection Register or as a Child in Need (at some point, maybe historically). They will have been discussed at the inter Agency Forum or the Brighter Futures Panel. Mainstream attendance levels maybe below 40% and they may have a number of days lost to fixed term exclusions. Reintegration to the mainstream setting is less likely but should still be an aspiration for each learner. Additional information: Please note that the total number of months includes any extensions that maybe taken up Compulsory school aged mothers pre and post natal/ short term medical conditions Compulsory school aged mothers who feel unable to attend their usual mainstream educational setting. Learners with short term medical needs necessitating for example recuperation following an operation or a broken limb. Education within EOTAS provision will be time limited. Reintegration will be managed by the Service Provider for each learner. Additional information: Please note that the total number of months includes any extensions that maybe taken up Learners with long term medical conditions with ongoing health support: Learners where medical advice indicates that alternative provision is required as a medium /long term measure. Medical advice will indicate if the learner can access provision outside of the home environment. Learners may be underachieving but not disengaged from learning generally. Learners within this tier will only remain within EOTAS provision for as long as the medical advice supports the alternative arrangement. For the majority of these learners the EOTAS provision is time limited. Reintegration will be led by the Provider. Additional information: Please note that the total number of months includes any extensions that maybe taken up Learners with Mental Health Needs which impact on their ability to engage in mainstream education Learners with mental health needs involving Children and Mental Health Service (CAMHS) specialist advice indicates that alternative educational placement is required to support the implementation of both a care and educational plan. Medical advice will indicate whether the learner is able to access provision outside of the home environment. These learners will be experiencing emotional/social and /or behavioural needs. It is anticipated for many of the learners in Tier 3 provision they will be able to have access to reintegration to mainstream school. These learners will be underachieving with some disengagement from learning. Additional information: Please note that the total number of months includes any extensions that maybe taken up Learners who are vulnerable, physically and/or emotionally including a range of behaviours This group of vulnerable learners may present with withdrawn or challenging behaviour. Learners will be underachieving with moderate disengagement from learning. They may have experienced a number of changes in school placement. There may be identified aspects of self harm and/or substance misuse. They will be known to Social Services as being on the Child Protection Register or as a Child in Need (at some point, maybe historically). They will have been discussed at the inter Agency Forum or the Brighter Futures Panel. Mainstream attendance levels maybe below 60% and they may have a number of days lost to fixed term exclusions. Reintegration to the mainstream setting is less likely but should still be an aspiration for each learner. Additional information: Please note that the total number of months includes any extensions that maybe taken up Learners with inter relating needs which may result in highly challenging verbal and physically challenging behaviours These learners present with a range of complex inter relating needs such as challenging behaviour, Autistic Spectrum Continuum (ASC) and a wide range of learning difficulties. Many of these learners may have formally attended Specialist Resource Base (SRB) provision within a mainstream setting. Learners will be underachieving and have chronic levels of disengagement from learning. They will have been in a number of school placements. There is likely to be evidence of long term difficulty coping from their earliest years in school. It is unlikely that these learners will successfully reintegrate to a mainstream setting. These learners will be known to Social Services and will have been discussed at the Inter Agency Forum or the Brighter Futures Panel These learners will have high levels of exclusions up to 40 days lost and may be at risk of permanent exclusion Additional information: Please note that the total number of months includes any extensions that maybe taken up Learners with the most significantly challenging behaviour, both physically and verbally to self and others with inter relating complex needs requiring specialist management. These learner's needs are significantly more than those learners placed in Tiers 1-6. They will require specialist interventions in order to reengage them with education. Individual packages of support for curriculum, social and health needs will need to be implemented. The provider will need to engage with the families/carers to assist in the implementation of such packages. These learners are the most vulnerable with the most severely challenging behaviours exhibited. Learners are likely to have attended specialist provisions within the LA and/or may be returning from secure or residential placement. The severity of their needs is such that there has been limited sustained response to interventions, limited ability to operate independently and increased severity in outbursts of challenging physical and verbal behaviours. There may be a history of offending and extreme risk taking behaviours. Learners will be significantly underachieving with total disengagement from learning. They will have experienced a number of school placements. There will be systemic evidence of their difficulties in coping from their earliest years in school. The likelihood of any reintegration into more formal education is highly unlikely. These learners will need highly structured settings to address presenting risks with high levels of supervision in place at all times. The learners are known to Social Services as being Child Protection or Child in Need (currently or historically), Youth Offending Service s, Police and /or CAMHS services. Additional information: Please note that the total number of months includes any extensions that maybe taken up ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009476-2021 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Apr 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 31 Mar 2021 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £378,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | HENGOED | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF82 7PG | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL53 Gwent Valleys | | Local authority | Caerphilly | | Electoral ward | Ystrad Mynach | | Westminster constituency | Caerphilly | | Delivery location | TLL16 Gwent Valleys | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ACT | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80200000 - Secondary education services - 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services - 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services - 80310000 - Youth education services - 80340000 - Special education services ## Release History - 30 Apr 2021 at 16:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009476-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:555083-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0272 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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