Published date: 30 March 2021

Last edited date: 29 April 2021

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: 29 April 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Primary education services - 80100000

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

  • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£800,000

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN535053-76819056

Published date

30 March 2021

Closing date

29 April 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

30 August 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Kent County Council is looking for an organisation or consortium of organisations to deliver a programme of Inclusion Leadership training and support for school leaders of mainstream primary and secondary schools in Kent. The aim will be to facilitate opportunities for collaborative working between schools in order to review and strengthen their approaches to the inclusion of pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).

The long-term aims of the service will be to improve a range of outcomes for children and young people with SEND in participating mainstream schools, through providing targeted development opportunities for school leaders that will in turn influence the culture and practices of schools.

The service model will bring together three interconnected strands of activity which will together enable a school-to-school support network, focussed on inclusion:

• A model for Inclusion Peer Review Clusters.

• Design and delivery of Inclusion Leadership Development Programmes for school leaders.

• Training and deployment of 10 x local Inclusion Leaders of Education (ILEs) to facilitate the Clusters and support peer review activity.

It is KCC's intention to award the contract for up to 3 years, to begin in September 2021. The maximum contract value over the contract lifetime will be £800,000.

The procurement process is being conducted in accordance with the Light Touch Regime as it involves the purchase of educational and training services which are included in Schedule 3 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This is therefore a bespoke procurement process, that has been tailored to meet the specific requirements of the Inclusion Leadership Service, and full details are set out in the Invitation to Tender document. Tenderers are asked to return their initial tenders as detailed in the Invitation to Tender by 12.00 (midday) on the 29th April 2021.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Amy Merritt

Address

Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
England

Telephone

01937 545945

Email

amy.merritt@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk