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Open for bids· deadline in the notice

CP2491-24 Independent and Alternative Education support for Children and Young People in Devon

Devon County Council · Exeter, South West

Devon County Council is inviting bids for this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter.

Source: Find a Tender, published 7 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Pipeline notice published

    Planning Notice · 06:54

    View notice
  2. 2024

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 08:01

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  3. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    Planning Notice · 07:11

    View notice
  4. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

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About this tender

In brief

Devon County Council is inviting bids for this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter.

Find a Tender published it on 7 February 2025. The notice number is 004070-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0491eb. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.

Summary of the contracting process

Devon County Council is planning a public procurement for the provision of independent and alternative education support services for children and young people in Devon. This upcoming opportunity, titled "CP2491-24 Independent and Alternative Education support for Children and Young People in Devon," falls under the education and training services category.

The procurement process is currently in the planning stage and will involve two key engagement events on Tuesday, 11th March 2025, at County Hall in Exeter. These events will focus on service design and collaboration for education placements for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) and statutory Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs), as well as alternative education support services.

Providers interested in these services are encouraged to attend the events for further engagement. Organisations such as independent schools, special schools, non-maintained special schools, and providers of education-based mentoring and tutoring services will find this procurement particularly relevant.

The notice in full

Devon County Council (DCC) would like to invite providers to attend upcoming engagement events in relation to future commissioning of: - Education placements for children and young people with special education needs & disabilities (SEND) and statutory Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCP's) - Alternative education support services for children and young people in Devon We will be supporting two events on Tuesday 11th March 2025 within the Committee Suites at County Hall in Exeter.

It is essential for providers to attend this event if they are intending to provide educational services to children and young people in Devon for DCC. Please note that this event is not for discussion on any operational queries or other queries that current providers may have.

Further information is provided at Section II.2.4 Description of the procurement (nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements)

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Planned

    Devon County Council would like to invite providers to attend upcoming engagement events in relation to future commissioning of: - Education placements for children and young people with special education needs & disabilities (SEND) and statutory Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCP's) - Alternative education support services for children and young people in Devon Devon County Council will be supporting the following two events on Tuesday 11th March 2025 within the Committee Suites at County Hall in Exeter.

    To sign up to attend one of these events or both events, pleas fill in our Microsoft Forms survey: - https://forms.office.com/e/1KSRfiGF8z Event 1, Tuesday 11th March 2025, 9.30am to 1pm The future commissioning of alternative education provision services with Devon County Council. - This event will be a mixture of short presentations and workshop style activities, discussion,

    and collaboration. - This event is intended for providers offering packages of alternative education provision services or support for children and young people. - This event will look at the future design and longer-term commissioning model the Council will use to buy services from this market and opportunities for us to work together on this.

    Event 2, Tuesday 11th March 2025, 2pm to 5.30pm The future commissioning of bespoke education placements within the independent sector for children and young people with Education, Health, and Care Plans with Devon County Council. - This event is intended for the following settings: - independent schools, independent special schools and non-maintained special schools and special independent post-16 provision.

    This includes both Section 41 approved and non-Section 41 approved providers. - This event will be a mixture of short presentations and workshop style activities, discussion, and collaboration. - This event will look at the future design and longer-term commissioning model the Council will use to buy services from this market and opportunities for us to work together on this.

    Please note lunch will not be provided, but there is a cafe on site at County Hall where refreshments can be purchased. Spaces will be limited to 2 representatives for each organisation.

    These events are intended for DCC commissioners to gain information and knowledge regarding the specific services from providers delivering them, with this in mind if you wish to attend, please join the event aimed at the services you are currently delivering. As we develop further there will be opportunities in the future where we will combine both services to jointly look to the future.

    We hope you can join us, Devon County Council Children's Commissioning Team.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1

Procedure

Notice type
Planning Notice
Current stage
Tender
Stages so far
Planning, Tender
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Buyer's portal
ProContract

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
004070-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0491eb
CPV code
80000000 - Education and training services; 85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
80 - Education and training services; 85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Devon County Council is based in Exeter. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Exeter
Town
Exeter
Postcode
EX2 4QD
Electoral ward
Newtown and St Leonard's
Constituency
Exeter
Delivery area
South West (England), TLK4 Devon
Region
South West
Sub-region
Devon CC
Area
Devon
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Devon County Council
Category
Services
Contact
Gill Loman
Phone
+44 1392383000
Address
Exeter, EX2 4QD · South West · England
Call +44 1392383000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

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Devon County Council, based in Exeter, South West. The named contact is Gill Loman, on +44 1392383000.

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What to do next

  1. Read the full notice and every lot.
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  3. Download the tender pack.
  4. Check you meet every condition before you write.
  5. Send any questions before the clarification deadline.
  6. Submit at least a day before the deadline.