--- title: "Pre -Market Engagement for the Provision of SEND, Education Other Than at School (EOTAS) and Alternative Education Services Framework" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0788ca" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0788ca" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0788ca.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0788ca.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "North Lincolnshire Council" published: "2026-10-16" --- # Pre -Market Engagement for the Provision of SEND, Education Other Than at School (EOTAS) and Alternative Education Services Framework Buyer: North Lincolnshire Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788ca [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0788ca) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0788ca.json) ## Summary North Lincolnshire Council is preparing a framework for special educational provision, including special educational needs (SEND), Education Other Than at School (EOTAS) and alternative education services. The council is using pre-market engagement to understand what providers can offer and how provision might respond to changing demand while improving educational and life outcomes. The framework is intended to cover services delivered in North Lincolnshire. The council is interested in available market capacity, innovative delivery models and opportunities for providers to work together. This is an early-stage procurement: the council has set out its intention to develop a future arrangement, but has not yet invited suppliers to tender. Providers of specialist education and alternative provision may wish to contribute to the market engagement to help shape the future framework. The process is at planning and the council is conducting preliminary market engagement before deciding the final framework approach. It expects the framework to run from 1 April 2027 to 1 April 2030, with a possible extension to 1 April 2032. The engagement asks providers to complete a pre-market engagement document by 4 November 2026; this is a consultation date, not a tender submission deadline. The intended procurement is a single-lot services framework. The lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No procedure or award criteria have yet been set out, and the council has published no budget or estimated contract value. The engagement is intended to inform the arrangement's design, including how it can respond to changing demand and support better outcomes. The planned framework may suit providers with experience delivering special educational needs provision, Education Other Than at School services or alternative education. The council is seeking input from suppliers able to explain their capacity, propose innovative ways of delivering services and identify where collaboration could strengthen provision. Providers with flexible models that can respond to changing demand and support educational and wider life outcomes are particularly relevant to the council's planning. The stated suitability for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that organisations beyond large providers may also be suited to the future arrangement. Taking part in the engagement offers relevant providers a chance to share their delivery approach and market knowledge while the council develops the framework; no specific accreditations, staffing qualifications or minimum experience requirements are stated at this stage. ## Notice Through this engagement, North Lincolnshire Council is seeking to better understand available market capacity, innovative delivery models, collaborative opportunities and approaches that will enable the development of a future framework arrangement capable of responding to changing demand and supporting improved educational and life outcomes. ### Planning Information Completion of the Pre-market Engagement Document that can be accessed using the link below - https://procure.northlincs.gov.uk/s/nl-tender-opportunity/a13N200000o8ZLc/to RIGHT(Name, 8) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098120-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | North Lincolnshire Council | | Locality | SCUNTHORPE | | Postcode area | Doncaster | | Postcode | DN15 6NL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | | ITL 3 | TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire | | Local authority | North Lincolnshire | | Electoral ward | Town | | Westminster constituency | Scunthorpe | | Delivery location | TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80340000 - Special education services ## Release History - 16 Oct 2026 at 15:47 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098120-2026 - 15 Oct 2026 at 15:43 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097603-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098120-2026 16th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097603-2026 15th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procure.northlincs.gov.uk/s/nl-tender-opportunity/a13N200000o8ZLc/to - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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