Official UK procurement notice
Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme
Authority: Torbay Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWhilst the majority of children and young people will access their education within a registered school, for some with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) this is not appropriate.
When the local authority is in agreement that education within a school is not appropriate to be able to support the needs of the child or young person, an arrangement can be agreed for them to access their education elsewhere by a different service.
Historically, Torbay Council has taken an ad-hoc approach to this where the provision is spot-purchased on a case-by-case basis. Due to this ad-hoc arrangement and the increasing need for children and young people to receive their education via (Education other than at Schools) EOTAS, it has caused a fragmented system where there is no package offer available for families to understand what EOTAS could look like for their child and inconsistencies have been experienced.
Therefore, the purpose of this procurement exercise is to establish a holistic EOTAS Programme where a child or young person accessing the provision has a consistent journey with defined outcomes, families can, at a glance, understand what the EOTAS provision will look like for their child and will increase the overall sustainability of EOTAS delivery within Torbay.
The EOTAS Programme will compromise of 4 Lots:
Lot 1 Core Curriculum Education
Lot 2 Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood
Lot 3a Aspiration Framework; and
Lot 3b Therapeutic Framework
CPV: Community health services · Education and training services · Health and social work services · Primary education services · Secondary education services · Vocational secondary education services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · win at most 1 of themLot #1Core Curriculum EducationPublished value£1,375,000
This Lot will include core curriculum education to form part of the child’s entire package with the focus on English, Maths, Science with ICT skills being incorporated. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A1 and B.
There will be a maximum of one (1) supplier who will be awarded a contract under this Lot.
Lot #2Community Inclusion and Preparing for AdulthoodPublished value£462,000
This Lot will include working with children on their barriers to education, emotional regulation, social, life and independence skills. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A2 and B.
There will be a maximum of one (1) supplier who will be awarded a contract under this Lot.
Lot #3Aspiration FrameworkPublished value£616,000
Lot 3a will be a framework of providers capable of providing broad and varied areas of interest to support the child’s learning and development. It is expected that a child receiving support through Lot 1 and Lot 2 will access at least one provider on Lot 3a.
Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A3 and B.
There will be a maximum of ten (10) suppliers who will be awarded a place on the framework.
Lot #4Therapeutic FrameworkPublished value£308,000
Lot 3b will be a framework of providers capable of providing therapeutic support for pupils who are experiencing challenges in accessing an education programme. It is expected that this framework will be accessed where a child eligible of receiving an EOTAS package requires therapeutic work to support them in their readiness to access Lot 1 and Lot 2 or where they need additional emotional wellbeing support throughout the duration of the programme.
Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A4 and B.
There will be a maximum of five (5) suppliers who will be awarded a place on the framework.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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- “Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
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- Who may use this agreement
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- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Jan 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Jan 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Authority reference
DN761552- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003344- Classification (CPV)
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- Official registry OCID
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- 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
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Timeline
31 Jan 2025 → 3 Mar 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published31 Jan 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
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