Open Light Touch Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon
- Buyer
- Devon County Council
- Value
- £613,990,000
- Closes
- 10 November 2026
- Where
- Exeter,, the South West
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Devon County Council is creating a framework (a pre-approved list of suppliers) to provide education placements and alternative education support for children and young people with special educational needs in Devon. They need independent schools, special schools, and education providers who can deliver tailored education packages either in traditional settings or as alternative provision (including support to help young people return to mainstream school).
What the buyer wants
• Provide pre-16 and post-16 education placements in independent schools or special schools for children with SEND and an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan) • Deliver bespoke alternative education packages for children educated outside school (EOTAS) as named in their EHCP • Provide alternative education support to help children and young people reintegrate back to their own school or transition to another education setting
Lots
- Pre-16 Education Placements
- Post-16 Education Placements
- Alternative Education Provision (EOTAS)
- Alternative Education Provision (Reintegration)
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This framework is for established education providers and schools only: individual tradespeople, construction firms, cleaners, electricians and other non-education businesses will not qualify. You must be an independent school, special school, post-16 college, or licensed alternative education provider with proven SEND experience and Ofsted registration or equivalent.
How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
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