Planning

Independent Special Education Provision and Out of School Tuition

  • Cambridgeshire County Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-016630

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ef76

Published 20 March 2025, 9:24am

Last edited 23 April 2025, 4:52pm

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Details of further preliminary market engagement have been added, namely a potential provider questionnaire.

Scope

Reference

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Description

Cambridgeshire County Council is reviewing options for recommissioning of the Independent Special School (ISEP) and Out of School Tuition (OoST) frameworks.

Following a recent provider forum, the Council is inviting potential providers of Independent Special Education to complete a questionnaire.

The questionnaire can be accessed using this link:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ZLMn4x4EUUyC8skGp4-cyZve3WWfDz5KnbImTPe5kh1UMkdPQTk1T0ozU1ZNVkVGRVMxVVFSMjNESy4u&route=shorturl

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

Contract locations

  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Engagement

Engagement deadline

23 May 2025

Engagement process description

Interested providers should complete the questionnaire, which can be found using the following link:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ZLMn4x4EUUyC8skGp4-cyZve3WWfDz5KnbImTPe5kh1UMkdPQTk1T0ozU1ZNVkVGRVMxVVFSMjNESy4u&route=shorturl

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Procedure

Special regime

Light touch

Contracting authority

Cambridgeshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJVB-3262-VGVJ

New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,

Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon

PE28 4YE

United Kingdom

Email: Childrenscommissioningteam@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government