Published date: 20 September 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 27 September 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

MEDWAY001-DN633539-92744663

Published date

20 September 2022

Closing date

27 September 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

3 October 2022

Contract end date

2 January 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Medway Council's Education and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Service is looking to procure the services of an organisation with specialist knowledge, expertise and experience in the education sector, to undertake a detailed review of Medway's education, training and employment offer for all young people aged 16-19. Medway's People Strategy 2021-25 sets out a number of core priorities for children and young people:
• Children in Medway will have the best start in life.
• Children and young people in Medway will develop well.
• Children and young people in Medway will live independent and fulfilled lives into an active older age.
• Children and young people in Medway contribute to their community and have a meaningful say in decisions and services that shape their lives.
Medway is currently consulting on its Joint Local Area SEND Strategy 2022-25, which, building on the priorities in the People Strategy, sets out the following key ambitions:
• Ambition 1: Achieving the best outcomes, through inclusion and participation
• Ambition 2: Preparing for a successful future at the earliest opportunity.
• Ambition 3: Working together with children and young people with SEND and their families.
• Ambition 4: Access to the right support, at the right time, in the right place.
• Ambition 5: Children and young people with SEND recover from the Covid pandemic.

About the buyer

Contact name

Vinnie Webb

Address

Medway Council
Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
England

Email

vincent.webb@medway.gov.uk

Website

http://www.medway.gov.uk/