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title: "Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043b53"
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# Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot

Buyer: SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043b53

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## Summary

The South Tyneside Council is inviting tenders for the "Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot" project, aimed at enhancing services for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). This procurement falls under the Education and Training Services category and is at the award stage. The project includes developing sensory inclusive policies, providing training, and evaluating environments. The contract has been awarded to Treetops Occupational Therapy Ltd with a total value of £125,000.

This tender opportunity by South Tyneside Council offers a 13-month contract for businesses experienced in sensory processing and therapy services. Businesses providing social work and related services are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is open, and interested parties must submit electronic bids by the deadline of 22nd March 2024. This opportunity not only supports business growth but also contributes to improving services for vulnerable children and young people in the Borough of South Tyneside.

## 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a 13 month contract commencing 1 August 2024 expiring 31 August 2025. The contract sum has been set at PS125k for the period of the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015929-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| 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 | £125,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £125,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLC22 Tyneside |

## 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 07:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015929-2024
- 20 Feb 2024 at 07:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005455-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
- https://southtyneside.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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