Published date: 9 May 2017
Last edited date: 9 May 2017
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Contract summary
Industry
Special education services - 80340000
Location of contract
London, South East
Value of contract
£80,000
Procurement reference
DN262221
Published date
9 May 2017
Closing date
16 May 2017
Contract start date
29 May 2017
Contract end date
31 December 2017
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
The London Borough of Bromley is seeking to work with a provider to conduct a review of services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Bromley. The review is supported by limited grant funding from DfE to carry out the review. The project has two themes:
• Reviewing the SEND system in Bromley
o Redesigning the SEND service to ensure that the Local Authority meets it statutory duties in managing the SEND system, while ensuring cost effectiveness and improved outcomes, with the aim of creating a simpler, more coherent service;
o Audit, of the structure, business processes, funding and effectiveness of the in-house London Borough of Bromley services for SEND;
o Identifying areas for improvement and key outcomes to be achieved for SEND services, benchmarking as appropriate;
o A detailed understanding of the population in the borough and the level and type of special needs;
o The effectiveness and sufficiency of the 'local offer', working with health and social care partners, schools, colleges, and other providers, and with parents and young people;
o Producing and agreeing a SEND sufficiency strategy.
• Developing a Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) strategy in Bromley, and the development of supporting services (including the Nightingale Pupil Referral Unit)
o The effectiveness and sufficiency of the 'local offer' for children and young people with SEMH;
o Reviewing the structure, business processes and funding of in-house and external services to support SEMH;
o Supporting the design and development of the Nightingale Centre, a Pupil Referral Unit for SEMH pupils;
o To support the redesign and development of the Inclusion Service and Alternative Provision offer in Bromley, with the aim of reducing permanent exclusions at secondary and zero permanent exclusions at primary;
Estimated at between £40k to £80k (dependent upon proposals received)
The tender opportunity will be run through the London Tenders Procurement Portal and you will need to register your company with the portal as soon as possible (if you have not already done so) at www.londontenders.org to ensure that you are able to access and submit the relevant documents online.
All applications MUST be made through the London Tenders Portal ONLY and NOT to the Contact Details contained within this notice.
About the buyer
Contact name
Lorraine Baker
Address
Civic Centre
Stockwell Close
Bromley
BR1 3UH
England
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