Published date: 20 March 2024
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Opportunity (published 20 March 2024, last edited 20 March 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Primary education services - 80100000
Secondary education services - 80200000
Special education services - 80340000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£20,000,000
Procurement reference
WILTS001-DN716444-91163014
Published date
20 March 2024
Closing date
19 April 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 September 2024
Contract end date
1 September 2029
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Wiltshire Council are seeking a supplier to provide OFSTED registered school provision from Melksham House in Melksham. The provision is for primary and secondary age children and young people with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and Social, Emotional & Mental Health (SEMH) profile of need. Wiltshire Council will be providing the premises on a peppercorn rent.
Within Wiltshire there is an existing cohort of primary age learners in Independent Special School Placements, spread across all year groups. Additionally, there are further learners across primary and secondary age ranges who have been identified as not currently in provision that is able to fully meet their needs.
There is a clear cohort of young people with EHCPs on roll to mainstream secondary schools who are unable to consistently attend. Some of these young people with EHCPs attend alternative provision but not all. For some of these young people, the SEND service commission 16 hour per week packages of support from alternative provision settings who are able to offer this.
Wiltshire also has a small but important cohort of learners with EHCPs in this age range who have an agreed EOTIS funding arrangement where multiple alternative provisions are involved, and not all have a permanent base.
The service will provide:
• An OFSTED registered school provision of good or outstanding.
• A Primary SEMH school for up to 42 places to Wiltshire children (Reception year to year 6 inclusive).
• A Secondary bespoke SEMH provision for 15-25 full-time equivalent places including hybrid approach where appropriate (11-18 age range). To Wiltshire children.
• Staggered entry points throughout the academic year.
• Support with transition back to mainstream education where this is mutually agreed as being appropriate for any learner.
• Appropriate curricula for the age and phase of the children and young people, reflective of their SEND needs.
• Provide an exam centre from Melksham House.
• To work in partnership with other services
• To ensure that Melksham House is available for appropriate community usage outside of school hours during term-time and in school holidays.
• To work with Melksham Community Campus and surrounding community sport and recreational facilities to provide additional activities for the children and young people attending Melksham House.
About the buyer
Contact name
Benjamin Keen
Address
County Hall
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1225716791
benjamin.keen@wiltshire.gov.uk
Website
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