Published date: 11 February 2025

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: 14 March 2025, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Primary education services - 80100000

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

  • Higher education services - 80300000

    • Adult and other education services - 80400000

    • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0 to £160,000,000

Procurement reference

CS25116

Published date

11 February 2025

Closing date

14 March 2025

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

21 April 2025

Contract end date

20 April 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Hampshire County Council wishes to establish a register for suppliers who provide additional education and supportive services for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). These plans cater to children, young people, and adults with special educational needs requiring support beyond what educational settings can offer. The services awarded under the register aim to meet statutory obligations under the Children & Families Act and SEND Regulations (2014) by assessing, meeting, and reviewing the needs of these pupils through family and professional engagement.

In scope services include in-person and online tutoring (both QTS and non-QTS qualified), specialist teaching, regulated therapies, and inclusion support, with flexibility for future adjustments.

The register will be open for an initial period of 4 years and further extensions in flexible periods of up to 8 years will be available, taking the maximum length to 12 years. Once operational it will replace the framework SEN Discretionary Payments Open Framework (CS18368).

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Market Engagement for a new SEND Alternative Provision Open Framework

  • Early engagement
  • Published 23 December 2024

Additional text

Hampshire County Council wishes to establish a register for the provision of additional education and supportive services commissioned by Hampshire County Council to pupils in Hampshire who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). EHCP's are for those children (0-16) or young people (16-19) or adults (19-25) with special educational needs who require support beyond that which an educational setting can provide for Children and Young People on SEN support.

The service's primary function is to fulfil the Authority's statutory obligation under the Children & Families Act and SEND Regulations (2014) to assess, meet and review the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN), through engagement with families and support professionals.

Under the Children and Families Act 2014 the purpose of an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) is to make special educational provision to meet the special educational needs of the child or young person, to secure the best possible outcomes for them across education, health and social care and, as they get older, prepare them for adulthood.

To meet the assessed needs of pupils, three initial areas have been identified for service delivery. These will be the basis of the register but there will be opportunities for additional services to be added as and when the Council identifies them:

• Tutoring - QTS Qualified/ Non QTS, Specialist Teachers and Additional Support

• Therapies

• Inclusion Support

The requirements cover services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and, as such, is not subject to the full regime of the PCR 2015 but is instead governed by the 'Light Touch Regime' contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of PCR 2015 (Regulations 74 to 77).

Tendering:

The Council will run call-offs from the register to award contracts to suitable suppliers to deliver the services. Each call off will have it's own specification which will include a description of the service to be delivered as well as outcomes and Key Performance indicators to be met.

After the initial stage of onboarding onto the register, it will be re-opened (at a date to be set) and it is the Council's intention for it to be open to applications all the time thereafter.

If you are not already registered with the Council's e-tendering website In-Tend please do so via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire and register your interest in this opportunity.

We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on 'Information for Suppliers' at the top of the home page.

About the buyer

Address

The Castle
WINCHESTER
SO23 8UJ
England

Email

strategic.procurement@hants.gov.uk

Website

www.hants.gov.uk