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 descriptionThis notice is confirming the award of the EOTAS Programme.
The purpose of the procurement was 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 compromises 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
Following the procurement process, all Lots associated with the EOTAS Programme have now been awarded.
CPV: Education and training services · Primary education services · Secondary education services · Vocational secondary education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 14 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 16 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Core Curriculum EducationCancelled
This Lot covers core curriculum education that forms part of the child’s entire package with the focus on English, Maths, Science with ICT skills being incorporated.
Lot #2Community Inclusion and Preparing for AdulthoodCancelled
This Lot includes working with children on their barriers to education, emotional regulation, social, life and independence skills.
Lot #3Aspiration FrameworkCancelled
Lot 3a is 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.
Lot #4Therapeutic FrameworkCancelled
Lot 3b is 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.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Core Curriculum Education | 80 | 20 | |
| 2 · Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood | 80 | 20 | |
| 3 · Aspiration Framework | 20 | 20 | |
| 4 · Therapeutic Framework | 80 | 20 |
- Price carries 20 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2 points.
- “Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2025, 14:27 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2025, 14:27 BST
- Authority reference
DN761552- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054678- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0595dfFind a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,193,625
- Status
- active
Lot 2 Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2025
- Value
- £461,973
- Status
- active
Lot 3a Aspiration Framework
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2025
- Value
- £616,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3b Therapeutic Framework
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2025
- Value
- £308,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Core Curriculum Education | 7bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Aspiration Framework | 14bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Therapeutic Framework | 14bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
16 commercial parties on the notice- Beyond Creative Education LimitedFramework contractor
- Breakthrough Transformation TrustFramework contractor
- I am More Academy LimitedFramework contractor
- Maker Arts CICFramework contractor
- Occuteach LimitedFramework contractor
- Play TorbayFramework contractor
- Progression ServicesFramework contractor
- Reach Outdoors LtdFramework contractor
- Running Deer CICFramework contractor
- Simply Great Education (a trading name of TRM Technology Ltd)Framework contractor
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- Southwest Intervention Services LtdFramework contractor
- The Children's SocietyFramework contractor
- The Mare and Foal SanctuaryFramework contractor
- Willows Rise School LtdFramework contractor
- YMCA South DevonFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.