Published date: 3 February 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: 23 February 2022, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Primary education services - 80100000

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

    • Technical and vocational secondary education services - 80210000

    • Special education services - 80340000

Location of contract

CV34 4RL

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-208-13149-WCC - 13149

Published date

3 February 2022

Closing date

23 February 2022

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Warwickshire CC wish to seek providers thoughts and comments on a new framework for alternative and specialist education placements for children and young people in Warwickshire with specific needs which mean that they are unable to attend mainstream education. that we will be commissioning shortly.

There will be three elements to the proposed service. Providers can bid to provide one of more of these elements, but must have the appropriate DfE registration for the elements they are bidding for.

Providers may wish to demonstrate a specialism within a particular element (relating to the SEND categories of need); and may offer places for a particular age group.

Wherever possible, we are looking for placements within a reasonable travel distance of students' home addresses.

The elements are:

1. SPECIALIST EDUCATION DAY PLACEMENTS AGE 4-16
Full-time educational day provision for children and young people with EHC Plans, with a high level of need which cannot be met through Local Authority schools or Academies.

The greatest demand for these placements is likely to be for children and young people with needs relating to SEMH and ASD. There is also a small but significant demand for places for learners with Severe Learning Disabilities.

2. SPECIALIST EDUCATION DAY PLACEMENTS AGE 16-25
Part-time or full-time educational day provision for children and young people with EHC Plans, with a high level of need which cannot be met through mainstream Further Education providers.

The greatest demand for these placements is likely to be for young people with severe or profound learning disability and with complex ASD/SEMH, and who may have accompanying health needs. These young people are likely to have attended state-funded special schools up to age 16.

3. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PLACEMENTS AGE 4-16
Short-term educational provision (part-time or full-time) for children and young people age 4-16 excluded from school or at risk of exclusion to support reintegration into mainstream provision; or whose SEND needs cannot be fully met within mainstream education; or who otherwise require interim education. Not all students will have EHC Plans.


More information

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Additional text

Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this market testing. Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for CSW-JETS is: www.csw-jets.co.uk Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this market testing must be via the CSW-JETS correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with CSW-JETS please email us at: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk Providers must register on CSW-JETS and express an interest in this project in order to download market testing documents and be able to correspond with us about this market testing.



Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes


About the buyer

Contact name

Heather Boyd

Address

Warwick
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RL
United Kingdom

Telephone

01926 412430

Email

heatherboyd@warwickshire.gov.uk